The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-28

vest their 49, i46a III w ar % y 4IlSs
A. Stamps. The crisis this
= nation is now passing
80 r. 70 through, when its lib
sS-@zA A3I eSty is being fought
for on the greatest battlefield Of his
tory makes stringent economy abso-
lutely necessary if We are to win this
battle
w. S. S.
To win this war it is not only neccs.
gary that every American soldier
fight, bnt every American dollar,
quarter dime and penny must fight,
too. This is not a war Of soldiers,
but war of nations-soldiers against
soldiers, manufacturers against man
ufacturers, farmers against farmers,
dollars against marks. That nation
will win whose people are game TO
fight the hardest, save most and stand
closest behind their boys in the
trenches.
w. S. S.
AmeIlCdu SOIu!GIS WHllo lighting
for America are risking their lives,
but American dollars are running no
risk while serving the government. In
| fact, the dollars are getting better
pay than the soldiers. War Savings
| Stamps earn compound interest and
are backed by the richest government
On earth.
| w. 8. S.
II every man and woman in this
country would only understand that
! by extravaganza and by wasting
+, money on unnecessary Injuries they
are unconsciously prclonging the wsr
and causing the needless loss of young
American lives they would do all IN
their power to discontinue and die.
courage the purchase of luxuries.
W 8. S.
To manufacture and sell luxuri -
requires material and labor that are
sorely needed by the government to
supply our army and navy with the
necessary arms, food, clothing and
other equipment. When you waste
money on non-essentials you are d..
priving our soldiers of supplies they
urgently need for their comfort and
safety.
w S. S.
Remember every cent you invest In
War Savings Stamps shorten the wa.
The individual investment shortens n
to a very small extent to be sure, but
multiply this investment by 100000
900 and you have something e;cantio
and its effect on Shortening the war
can be measured i weeks, months
and even years. Every Gay the war
Is shortened means the preventing #
thousands OF American casualties. not
counting those Of our allies.
Great Britain's losses in mea last
year and this have been at the rate
Of million a year, and next year,
when our Sammies are bearing the
brunt of the fight we will learn that =
months fighting may cost US 100000
men. If you win only realize that
every dollar you save and invest with
your government has q definite effect
In shortening the war you certainly
have a most powerful incentive to buy
War Savings Stamps.
w. 8. S.
The sale of War Savings Stamps b
not an affair for children alone, al
though they have done a great deal Ia
the past. but this sale has been pro-
noted by the government as one OF
its main sources of revenue for car.
rying on the war. $4,000. 0O0.o 900 10
to be raised BY the sale Of War Say.
ings Stamps this year. $4,000, 900 n
Louisiana and $40.OO0.000 in Missis.
sippi Judging by past records these
states will not fall behind, but it win
require the cooperation and hard
work OF every man, woman and child.
w. S. S.
This war will be won by steady and /
Persistent endeavor rather than by
spurts and spasmodic exertion We
have had great and admirable out. /
bursts OF effort in the different Lib.
erty Loan campaiens and later we
shall witness sudden and tremendous
efforts in battle Mt we rely upon
something else as the matnspring OF
our w2r erte70~i:a. That something
else IS the steady and sustained en-
penditure OF national energy at al
times and under a.! conditions That
alone makes decisive victory possible
in battle, 1t home this is best exem.
plified by TIE steady. persistent flow
Of money into the United States
Urea ury from the sale Of War Saw
ings Stamps from every nook and
Granny Of this immense country.
w. S. S.
Remember that National War Saw
ings Day is June 18th. Pledge your
self on er before that day to save to
the utmost of your ability and to buy