Fair play., 1918-06-15

Mssourans, you will be proud of the great war
record of ST. Louis the first city in your when
you read the facts Here the incontrovertbe facts
which will enable you to defend ST. Louis against all
unjust attacks and your duty defend it because
ST. Louis belongs every NisSourian whether he lives
in St. Louis rural Missouri.
These facts, presented that those who talk about
ST. Louis may know the truth, prove it to have the
smallest German-born and forei8n-born populations
shows why every loyal Missourian should take pride
In st. Louis and an interest in its welfare.
The ST. Louis Chamber of Commerce, comprised of
more than 5000 leading business men and firms has
compiled the following interesting facts and statistics
to reue the unfounded but oftrepeatcd charge that
st. Louis is German in population and sympathies
and to that ST. Louis is only the most Amer
lean of the large Cities but is leading practically all
other cities in its contributions to the activities
of the Government
the United States service - total of 1872.
ST. Louis and nearby Missouri have furnished
city except New York.
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 s. 900
The city furnished 973O volunteers, an excess of 26
per cent.
To First Liberty Loan, s42,OOO,OOO; quota
To Second Liberty Loan, s74, 900 900; quota was
$685. 900, 900.
To Third asd Liberty Loan, s45OOoooO; quota was
scribed $19S,000, ,O00 quota $3.50 900 000
To Red Cross-contributed, 81, ,O0O, 600; quota was
81 ZOO, 900.
To Y. M. C. A. Red Triangle Fund-contributed
S1,129, 1888.
To Knights of Columbus Fund-9ave $4,000.
To Young Mems Hebrew Fund-9ave $500 OOO
1T is interesting TO nofe,' says the Chamber of
Commerce, lin this same connection thar ST. Louis
population of German descent has been of the
7rOSf responsive elements in the community when
funds charities asked for. ST. Louis is proud
OF the record OF war support on the part of these
people who, before the war, known German
Americans. Their enthusiasm for their adopted
country their desire TO crush PruSSia1iS, and their
leadership in many cases has been big factor in
the porrderful record of ST. Louis work"
The first regiment in France receive stripes for
six months service the Twelfth Engineers
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 land in France was
from St. Louis.
Diesel engines, necessary both submarine and
ship construction, being turned exclusively in
ST. Louis in large quantities by the Busch SulSer
Diesel Engine Co., of which August A. Busch, preSi-
dent of AnheuSer-BuSch, is president.
ST. Louis is spending 900 in camp COM
munity service.
ST. Louis is selling s45, 900 worth of smieaae books
to provide entertainment for soldiers in
Three classes of army balloonists have been turned
out OF the ST. Louis balloon school, and the school
plant is being trpled in size.
This advertisement is written from
accurate by the st, Louis Chamb
AnheuSer-BuSCh