The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-08

AMERICANS! What does it mean to you
this anniversary OF our entering the Great
War? .
What does it mean to you-the presidents
call to the nation to fight for it's honor, for
it's rights, and for the rights and freedom OF
humanity? When he said, there may be
many months Of fiery trial and sacrifice
ahead Of us"-when he said, "to such a task
we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes,
everything we are and everything we have"
how did his words come home to you? Now,
after year, at this serious crisis Of the war
do they burn their way to the heart with a
meaning more real, with a more imperative
challenge?
Stern, terrible facts are driving us to ac-
ton. The fury and cruel cunning Of the
enemy are unQuenched Russia is under his
heel, bedeviled and plundered. Roumania has
been crushed and forced to surrender. Fresh
hordes of Huns are being hurled against the
western fronts. The greatest battle Of the
war is raging The lust Of conquest and
world dominion is growing. as it feeds itself
with first one helpless victim and then an
other New plots are ready, and new agents
of devilish propaganda are being sent into
France, and Britain, and Italy. and America
to destroy them from within as Russia was
DESTROYED We MUST win, or our fate will
be as Russia's We MUST VIM or our high
professions OF service to humanity will be a
mockery to the name of America through the
ages to come.
America is awakening it's heart is on fire;
it has revealed its soul to a world that did not
know it before and now is dazzled by the
sight. A deathleSs purpose to win this war
is gripping the American people. The third
Liberty Loan will test this purpose-will give
it expression-this month.
Tho vDunu mon Of America have
"dedicated their lives" ad have gone to meet
their fiery trial and sacrifice on the battle
line in France Hundreds of thousands OF our
own boys are now facing the cruel foe. Into
the trenches, filled with mud and blood; into
the clouds Of poison-gas and the streams OF
iouid-fire, into the iron hail, and the whirl-
wind of destruction, they have gone with
shining eyes and shouts of defiance, to fight
for US, and for world of brothers. They'll
drive the enemy back-WlTH OUR HE'LL.
Now the sternest summons OF duty, the
hottest call of patriotism, comes to us tor I'M
mediate answer We must not, we can not,
evade it. What are we at home going to do,
this year, this month, to match the heroism
and sacrifice of our boys in France? How are
we, safe and snug at home, going to dedicate
our fortunes everything that we have" to
this supreme task as we are called, now, to
subscribe the Third Liberty Loan? We are
expecting to read Of American heroism in
battle, of the invincible strength and courage
of our armies as they meet the foe. But
heroism and strength and sacrifice in battle
are not enough They, alone, can never win
the war. While we are looking eagerly to our
armies, they are looking eagerly to us. They
are expecting US to do our part with as COM
plete devotion and sacrifice as they are doing
theirs. Ii we at home fail our armies on the
battle-line, they WHITLEY MUST-fail US,
and be swept away in defeat and Disaster
This Third Liberty Loan means not the mere
preparation of our armies, but their preser-
Walton on the battle-line, their very lives, and
the victory they MUST HAVE if America and
the whole cause of freedom are to escape un-
speakable ruin.
Day by day we shall scan with throbbing
hearts the casualty lists cabled from the
American army in the field. The length OF
that casualty list depends on US. Every one
of US is responsible This Third Liberty Loan
is to keep that casualty list down. Every
Liberty bond you buy this month is lite
saver sent by you. to the boys in FRANCE.
This loan must not fail; it must not even
drag. Quick, eager oversubscription is our
only possible action. Buying few Liberty
bonds with money that can easily be spared