The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-10-19
m0LKUP SCHOOL DISTRICT.

About forty visitors and twenty pu-
pills gathered at the Holkup school on
Wednesday evening to hear the Junior
Four-Minute Men speak and also TO
join in the community singing.
The following four-minute speech
was written by Mae Jarvis. a twelve
year-old pupil attending this school:
Buy a Liberty Bond.
was asked TO say few words con-
corning the Fourth Liberty Loan. and
come to think OF II. consider all that
this country has done for you. II
has given you freedom OF worship,
justice, the right to vote for those
whom you wish; schools for education
and innumerable other things for
which we ought TO be grateful.
This country represents Democracy,
which Is a government OF the people,
by the people. and for the people.
We are at war TO preserve these
principles, so II Is our war and we
must win II! What have you done
for the war? Have you bought War
Savings Stamp? A Liberty Bond? II
not, why? Have you reason TO hes
itate when Democracy is in peril? Can
you hesitate to do your duty when our
country needsyo Are you going TO
let Autocracy rule over us?-Autoc-
racy which believes and teaches that
the state is supreme. and then OF
course the individual becomes subor-
dinate and takes part OF a machine.
That is what is now reigning in Ger
many and Kaiser Wilhelm is the lead
err. 1t is he who with Won Hertling,
Won Hindenberg, Won Ludendorff and
the Crown Prince bring their men TO
the front TO engage in such cruelties:
bombarding peaceful towns, killing
babies, and making slaves OF their
mothers. They came TO our country
and blew up ammunition plants. They
sunk hospital ships with their subma-
rines.
Germany uber Allies" is the Kais
er's war cry. In letter published
in Current Events" German girl
said 10 her friend in Switzerland:
you need good dose of Prussian
culture. Cannot anyone understand
that we are Divine Fruit and that 9TH
ers are only weeds?"
President Lincoln said, "All men are
created equal Germany seems to
think that are the only nation that Is
entitled TO exist on earth. Are we GO
ing to let these autocrats rule over u.s.
Never! We are going 10 be Amer
leans, and Americans that believe ia
Democracy!
One kind OF American Is one who
goes to the postofiice, gets his mail
and reads the war news, 20, | Wish
this war would end soon," he says.
A little girl steps up to him, Buy
Thrift Stamp, please? No, can't al
ford It today" and he turns on his
heel and walks away TO avoid another
agent. He thinks he's patriotic. lie
wears a flag on his hat and pin with
Pres. Wilson's picture on his coat, but
he ought 10 wear another pin on which
IS written, II own Liberty Bond
Another kind OF American boy
dressed in khaki. He is a true and
loyal American. We must help MIN
"over the top" He cannot go without
a gun or ammunition. He must have
sufficient clothing and we must help
the government buy these for him.
Can you stand over here frowning
at posters which urge you TO buy Lib
erty Bonds, your hand in your pock-
ct, holding on to your wallet as tight
" as possible, when lover there your
son or brother with a gun on his
shoulder is going ''over the top ready
to die for you and your country?
Never! Draw that hand out OF your
pocket. your wallet. too. Take out a
hundred or fifty dollars and buy q
Liberty Bond and help make the
world safe for Democracy.
On account Of the Spanish influen-
"a epidemic, party who were leave
here Saturday morning to visit the
mother OF Mrs. X. Jarvis, at DePere,
wis, were compelled to postpone
their automobile trip. Those who had
planned TO make the trip were: Mr..
and Mrs. x. Jarvis, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Jarvis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jarvis, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Plourde. Mae and
odele Jarvis, Alkaline Jarvis and Eve
Ign Plourde.