Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-04-04
AMERICAN DOLLAR
IS BEST WEAPON
AGAINST GERMANY
UNCLE SAM FIGHTING TO WIN
WAR FOR WORLDS LIBERTY
AND FREEDOM.
FARMERS OWE DUTY TO U. S.
Liberty Loan Bonds Are Safest Invest.
ment and Are a Guarantee for
Continued Prosperity Tor
the Entire Country.

Every dollar invested IN q LlOertS
Bona is a blow at the greatest inter
national criminal IN history. Every
dollar that ues To purchase \ Liberty
Bond is u protest against the greedy
unscrupulous, soulless power bent
upon e~nslavins the world. One hun
bred dollars invested l u Liberty
Bonds brings victory nearer 10 Amer
lea Il the Allies aud saves he lives
vi American soldiers battling fol
home anu country.
Farmers especially should realize
that Uncle Sam is fighting not only 70
win the war for the Allies but fol
America. No American citizen should
imagine that the United States Is IN
this war for the Allies alone. A vic
tory for Germany would mean slavery
for Americans as we'll as the remain
der OF the world.
Wake up. freemen Of America, and
help your government to destroy the
ruthless power that has plunged more
than halt Of the world into the blood
lest, most horrible var in history.
Farmers now obtain high prices for
their products. but if the Kaiser wins
the war there will be no 81 wheat or
corn, and hog and cattle raising will
become Improbable, because the mar
kets of the world will be closed to
America.
Uncle Sam has been good to the
farmers. They have lived In peace
and their homes have been secur and
the Federal Loan Bureau has provided
cheap money with which they could
pursue the arts Of peace.
Farmers in the last few years have
been so well paid for their produce
that they now are On their feet" or
more nearly SO than ever before.
ANY economy they a practice now
will give them additional money with
which to lend financial aid to the gov
eminent in its great battle for right
and fair dealing.
Uncle Sam is not asking you to do
nate one cent, but he is pleading that
you lend him your money to help
make the world safe for democracy.
He offers you a Liberty Bond with a
high rate of interest. A Liberty Bond
is the safest investment In the world.
When a farmer buys a Liberty Bond
he no only helps to finance the war,
but he becomes a lifesaver for Amer.
can boys fighting the most heartless.
cruel, relentless foe that civilization
ever has been called upon to face.
Last year the great cry was con-
servation. This year it is thrift. The
nation last year was urged to con-
serve the natural resources and the
products of the farms and fields and
factories. Greater crops were plead
ed for. and canning clubs and city
gardens were urged.
This year the country is being
taught the lesson Of spending its
money wisely. The government is
showing the farmer ae we'll as every
other citizen the importance of put.
ting every dollar where it will do the
most good.
The fact that the farmer Is being
told this year to be thrifty does not
mean he Is not to plant every acre
available and till his crops carefully
and harvest them when they are
ready for the reaper.
But It ear he is to invest wisely
the money he gets for the splendid
crops he has demonstrated he Is able
to raise.
Conservation and thrift 20 hand In
hand. The farmer, as a rule, can find
something for which to spend almost
every dollar he receives. There al.
ways is something to buy. Machinery
is needed, notes must be met, fer.
tilizer purchased, harness. clothing.
oil and groceries paid for.
With the high prices he will receive
for his products he will have money
left after he has met his expenses.
The patriotic citizen will invest this
surplus in Liberty Bonds, the safest
investment in the world, and one that
will not only bring in a fair return but
will help to make America q safe
place to live in years to come.
Every dollar loaned to the govern.
ment serves to shorten the war and
bring peace to the world.