Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
CHILDREN ASKED.
TO AID IN THRIFT
M'ADoo PLANS TO HAVE EVERY
CHILD BUY WAR STAMPS
IN BIG DRIVE.
RAISE FUNDS DOING CHORES
Suggests Children Chop Wood, Shovel
Snow, Wash Dishes or Sell
Magazines to Earn
War Money.

Washington, D. CA great drive
to induce every school child In
America to buy at least one 25-cent
Thrift Stamp Is now being launched
for the month Of January war savings
Campaign.
In opening the campaign. the first
Of December, Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo appealed to Young Amer.
ica," asking their cooperation In the
Thrift Stamp and War Savings Stamp
and Certificate campaign, by which 1t
is planned to raise $2,Oe0. 100000 with
in the next year. Secretary McAdoo
appeals to the boys and girls to earn
this money and make personal 'sacri-
flee by saving their spending money
and earning money by beating carpets,
waxing floors, sitting ashes, helping
parents, cleaning cellars, washing win
dows, cleaning silver, cutting wood,
vanishing chairs, tearing down old
chicken coops and cutting up for fire
wood. caring for neighbours baby, act
ing as messenger for drug stores, sell
ing magazines, workin.-' in stores Sat
urdays and waiting on table.
Secretary McAdoo's message to
Young America" said:
Nations have their childhood and
their days of hard lessons just as chill
dren do. One hundred and forty years
ago. when the first American army
marched to battle, our nation was
younger among nations than you are
among your fathers. your mothers and
their friends.
"Our army had drummer boys In
thos days. real boys Of 10 and IL, who
marched as bravely and as proudly
into cannon fire as theii great chief,
Gen. Washington, himself
"Our nation had little girls who
laughed and cheered and loaded mus
kets for their fathers, who fired
through loopholes in their cabin
homes when the painted Indians
charged on them,
where many school houses stand
today American boys and girls may
have helped to fight and defeat the
enemy when our nation. too. was
young. 1>
We VIII Win.
I'VE are in the greatest war Of the
worlds history and we must win this
war. We can and we shall win, II the
boys and girls Of America say so, and
mean It, and feel II, and live 1t as the
boys and girls Of '7s lived and felt and
helped.
"The nation needs that sort Of boys
and girls today. Not to beat our
drums. nor to load our muskets, but
to start great work which must be
done. It is the part Of boys and girls
today to give an example Of self-deniai
and sacrifices to teach fathers and
mothers. to teach the grown people Of
the nation that we still have In every
young heart the spirit. of 'T6, when
boys led our soldiers into battle and
girls fought beside their fathers al the
cabin walls. The lesson 10 thrifty sav.
ing to the point OF sacrifloc--self,
denial Of everything unnecessary.
IF every boy and girl says al home
tonight. I win fight in this war;I will
save every penny and loan II to my
government to help save the lives OF
the big brothers Of America; will try
to teach every American I see to do
the same then 20.000,000 homes. the
homes Of all America, viii be filled
with the spir Of '76. the spirit OF the
drummer-boys. Of The brave girls Of
those days.
america win win the war again, as
It always has won. through the splen.
did strength. courage and sacrifice in
the hearts Of youth. that today will
teach the nation the lessons OF saving
and serving which It must and win
learn. through the message which its
school children win carry home.
Through saving your pennies. nick.
els. dimes. quarters. and IpyIng Thrift
Stamps and then War Savings Certifl
Gates you win help your country and
i(s gallant armies to win the war.