Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-06-07
STAy-AT-HOME ARMY
NOW HAS|TS CHANGE
May Furnish the Supplies Eeces-
sary to Sustain Our Boys
at the Front.
Loyal Utahns Urged to Invest in War
Savings Stamps that Soldiers May
be Properly Equipped to
Defeat the Hun.

over tnere, ne may be In cant0nment
here, he may he on the high sea. but
wherever he is In the service of Uncle
Sam he is denying himself many of
the comforts of life. not to say lux
uries. as he is taking his life in his
own hands so that the stay-at-home
army may be safe. He must have food
md clothing of the best. arms and
ammunition that are perfect and 100
per cent good, everything possible for
his comfort, and to fight the Huns. All
this takes money.
To furnish the supplies necessary
Uncle Sam has called upon the Am
erlcan people to give their savings not
In the way of gift TO him but in the
way Of loan. This has been done in
Liberty bonds, the three calls made hav-
ing been largely oyersubscribed, Utah
In particular going over the top in
every call made.
Comes now another loan, the War
Savings Stamp loan. Uncle Sam asks
you to buy two billion dollars worth of
War Savings Stamps, the money to be
used In making your boy comfortable
while In his service, TO supply him
with all the appliances of war needed
to wipS Prussianlsm and all that it
implies from the face of the earth.
Utah's Share e,oo0, 900.
or this two billion dollars Utah is
asked to take 100000. This means
$1,000 for every man. woman and child
in the state including Indians and
aliens. To meet this allotment you
are asked to purchase from your saw
ings War Savings Stamps or to give
o signed pledge that you will buy
This year so many War Savings Stamps.
These stamps are the best investment
you can make. They bear four per
cent interest compounded quarterly.
They are free from taxes. BY calling
ut your post office you can have them
registered against loss. No such op-
portunity has ever been offered you to
place your savings.
Message from McAdoo.
State Director Geo. Z. Odell is in re-
ccipt OF the following message from
Secretary McAdoo of the treasury de-
partment in regard to the War Savings
Stamp campaign. Says the secretary e:
ut is essential that the American
people economize and save In order To
make available to their government the
money indispensably needed for the
war and to release supplies and lahC9
o.. Of 80 fI.f,
necessary for our own military forces
and for the military forces of the ma
tons associated with us. One of the
best methods OF bringing about this
result is for everyone to pledge him.
helf to economize and save ana to pur
nmount of War Savings Stamps, thus
giving concrete evidence of his sup
port of the practice of War Savln.'s
"To achieve this object, there VIII
be conducted. under the direc ion OF
the Treasury Department, a campaign
FOR pledges, eliminating on June 2Sth
when loyal Americans throughout I'll,
country will be asked to commit them
selves To this program.
THE progress of the war demand,
constant and increasing sacrifices. w,
are sending our young manhood IN rep
resent us on foreign battleiields, where
they are called upon to sacrliic no,
only their personal comfort and mate
rial interests but their lives as well
it Is appropriate, therefore, for tn,
American people who are privileged tC
remain in safety and comfort mt HON,
10 consider their sacred obligation Il
support our gallant men and To pledg,
themselves earnestly to save and econ
Omizc In order that our soldiers ant
sailors may have the food and clothing
and the arms and ammunition wlthou
which they cannot fight.
ITO the end thai this intensive cam
paicn may he most effective, ! earnest
~ hcspeak the cooperation of all tn,
organizations and institutions of thu
nation which, through their infuenc,
and active support. can further thi'
work II is desirable that the atten
tlon Of the entire people. be centere,
oil their obligation TO pledge the gov
ernmon, this kind Of support for th'
winning of the war. and with this oh
ject In view, that June 2Sth, 1918 h
observed MS a National War Saving
Day.
with adequate preparation for II Nh
tlonn War Savings Day on June 2Sth
] am sure that the American people
viii he glad To participate ana f.
pledge themselves 60 hcrome wa
faycrs, thereby giving concrcpr cvi
dcnce Of their devotion 10 r. coun
try"
IF you have bought War Saving
Stamps. bny more. 1t may mean sac
ritice upon your part but This is
time for sacrifice. Your boy is maxim
g. War Savings stamp societies hay
been formed in your locality, You
county has been divided into dis
trlctS. These districts ARE in chnrg
az chairman who viii ask You {
work. 10 call upon your nelghbor an
ask him Ia buy War Savings Stamp
a house 10 house canvas will be mad,
There can be no slackers. The limi
that can be sold 10 any one person
s .OOO. hui every member Of famll
can buy the limit.