Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-06-06

MissourianS. you will be proud Of the great war
YOU read the facts. Here are the inconrovertible facts
which will enable YOU 90 defend ST. Louis AGAINST all
unjust attacks, and il Is your duty to defend Il because
St. Louis belongs 90 every Missourian whether he lives
in ST. Louis or rural Missouri.
ST. Louis may know the ruth, prove IL to have the
smallest Germantown and foreien-born populations
Of any large city; Review Of is war aehIsssmsn n,
shows why every loyal Missourian should take PRIDE
In ST. Louis and an interest In It's welfare.
The ST. Louis Chamber Of Commerce, comprised OF
more than 1900 leading business men and firms, has
complied the following Interesting facts and statistics
TO Tefute the unfounded but oft-repeated charge that
St. Louis Is German in population and sympathies,
and TO prove that ST. Louis Is not only the most Amer.
lean OF the iarge cues, pu. Is leaeing prasu ns.,Sy:,; m
of the Government.
One St. Louisan in every II is in some branch of
the United States war service "a total of 1872.
St. Louis and nearby Missouri have furnished
S,O67 naval recruits, a greater number than any other
In December the Government asked St. Louis for
1900 naval recruits. St. Louis gave nearly double the
number asked for.
ST. Louis has led the entire United States in Marine
Corps recruiting, contributing 1884 men.
ST. Louis quota of volunteers was fixed at 5000 men.
The city furnished 9,73O volunteers, an excess of 21.6
per cent.
St. Louis subscribed;
To First Liberty Loan, s42,O 900, 600; quota was
To Second Liberty Loan, s74, 600, 600; quota was
sos, 600, 900.
To Third Liberty Loan, $45, OoO,O 600; quota was
St. Louis District-Third Liberty Loan, SUBJ
Scribed S19S, 900, 900; quota was $3.50, O00, 900.
To Red Cross-contributed 81 900, 900; quota was
1000, 900.
To Y. M. {. A.. Red Triangle Fund-contributed
S1,12q
To Knights of Columbus Fund-gave $50, 900.
To Young Mems Hebrew Fund-9ave $206, 900.
'Tf is interesting 70 nofe." says fhe Chamber of
Commerce, "in this same connection thar ST. Louis
population of German descent has been one of the
most responsive elements in fhe community when war
funds or charities we're asked for. 81. Louis is proud
of fhe record of war support on fhe parf of these
people, who, before fhe tpor, we're known as German
Americans. Their enthusiasm for their adopted
country, their desire 70 crush PrIssiGnisfn, and their
leadership in many cases has been a big factor In
fhe wonderful record of ST. Louis war work"
The first regiment in France to receive stripes for
six months service was the Twelfth Engineers "a
st. Louis regiment.
Within five months after the declaration of war
st, Louis recruited and equipped an entire additional
regiment of National Guards.
The second ambulance corps to land In France was
from st. Louis.
Diesel engines, necessary both TO submarine and
ship construction, are being turned our exclusively in
ST. Louis In large quantities by fhe BuSch-Sulzer
Diesel Engine Co., of which August A. Busch, presi-
dent OF AnheuSer-B Busch, is president.
st. Louis is spending $1,000 In war camp COM
munity service.
st. Louis is selling $45, 900 worth of smiIeaae books
to provide entertainment for soldiers in environments.
Three classes of army balloonists have been turned
out of the st. Louis balloon school, and the school
plant is being tripled in size.
This advertisement is written fro
accurate by the st. Louis Chaml