The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-08
friends range In age from forty to
sixty. Not one has q son left"

sixty. Not one has q son LETT"
"Thank you for your kind letter."
wrote an English girl to a woman who
had Just sent letter condollng with
her on the death Of the last of three
brothers. 1--WE find the country a lit.
tie dreary now and we are returning
to town the last of the month. We
shall be at home Sunday evenings. Be
sure to come to US often. We want
to see all our friends and hear what
they have been doing in the last three
months. Mother and father look for
ward with special pleasure to meeting
you all again. Please bring any SOL
dier friends; We will try to make It
gay for them"
"What news do you get from Fred
erick." friend Of mine asked Of the
mother of Frederick, a beautiful mid
dle-aged English woman who was
making great success Of a dance
given for some convalescent Tommies.
"Oh. you haven't heard. have you." tho
mother Of Frederick answered. He
was killed two months ago" And she
pathetic smile the inquiries of a group
Of Tommles gathered about her.
Fight Same as Men.
But that Is not all. In a manner Of
speaking, the women Of Europe are
lighting the war Just as the men are.
They have not. except In the case Of
the famous Battalion Of Death, died
In battle; and yet q half to three
quarters Of million women have been
killed as the direct result of war &C
dvities. More women have been kill.
Cd In this war than men on both the
Northern and Southern sides in our
Civil war. That nearly three-Quartsrs
Of million includes the women mas
sacrsd BY the Turks In Armenia. BY
the AuDtrians In Serbia. by the Ger
mans In Belgium and northern France;
1t includes army nurses and women
munitlon makers; II includes civilian
women killed BY shells In the war
sons or near It, women killed by Zep-
pslin and airplane raids and by sub
marines.
What can the women Of America
do to equal all this service and al
this sufferingf
For three years. the French and
Ensiish. and for two ysars, the Ital.
ians, have stood bstwssn ~ and the
death Of our democracy. What can
We do 70 make up for that long. hest.
tatng neutral inaction Of oursi The
men Of our nation have responded gal
lantly. We have . real army In France
now. A. Lloyd George said in parlia.
msnt - listening empire. The Amer.
leans are in" We are In and Of
course ws are In to stay. In for
century Il need bs. until the safety Of
the world democracy 10 assured. The
men Of America are doing their part
doing 1t with suffering and death.
What can the women doi
What Women Can %.
Il u the geographical misfortune Of
10 women Of Amss1ea that We cannot
possibly givs the personal service that
the women Of Europe have given.
They are near and We are far. They.
70 to apsak. are In the front trenches
and We have not entered the war sons.
Only . very few Of %. In peoportioa
to our aumbers. can work in the hss-
pitals or cantssns there. Only Q few
more In proportion b eur numbers can
do Red Cross work or 7. n. O. 4.
work here. Thsrs are. hewsvsr. two
things We can do al the uns and
with all the strength that 10 IN -
ons % TO conserve food. TIE etAR
10 b buy Liberty bonds. We can help
tAs government by buyias eoada yse
asain ws have an alvantags; u 70 cor
pssuliar mia6ertuns that nost q -
eaa help ths sovsrnmsnt snly by Aslp.
iag ourselves. For tie purchase q
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Interest which ~ eovss1msat sraAtD
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solf.intersst.
Women Of America, wake upi Fo0s
ali your savings late Uoeie 0am's lap.
Then save nors. and posr them iats
bio lap. Keep q savias and pouring.
pouring and saving. until ths world
. tree. You have sivsa ssasroualy
Of the sinsws Of war u those mas.
ni6ceot boys you have ssot 70 Fsanes.
Give % gsnsrously IN The moasy vAieA
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