Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
CALL PATRIOTS
TO BUY BONDS
SPEAKERS POINT OUT PUBLIC
DUTY Is TO HELP FINANCE
THE WAR.
MONEY STACKER WORST
STACKER OF THEM ALI
Chaplain Clarence BieeIow, Of Camp
Dodge, Strs Audience With Appeal
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Saltz-
gaber and Mrs. Lewis Speak-Meth-
DDS Of Local Campaign Described.

were told at y mass meeting held at
the Methodist church Wednesday
night that marked the formal opening
of the campaign locally, which, how
ever, will not be opened for the sale
! of bonds until next week. The audi
| ence numbered 200, and If the size OF
the crowd is indicative of the local in
| terest in this issue Of bonds some
campaigning will be required to sell
the city's apportionment.
Chaplain Clarence Bigelow, of Camp
| Dodge; Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, represent
| ing the woman's national committee;
Gaylord NJ. Saltzgaber United States
commissioner Of pensions; and D. w.
Norris, vice chairman Of the county
| liberty loan committee, were the prln-
cipal speakers.
Bieelow Makes Principal Address.
Chaplain Bigelow, who was
preacher before he entered the service,
made an eloquent patriotic appeal to
| the true Americanism Of his audience.
The soldier, he said. wanted no sym
pathy He described them as care
free happy lot, happy in the knowledge
that they were doing their duty.
Keep your sympathy for the slack
er, who lodges service, the Stacker
who keeps his dollars from doing their
| duty.
The real American VIII get into TINS
| war with his life, his money, his prop
erty, and all he has. The true Amer
lean is he who is willing to sacrifice
and give all ne has for his nation.
When the purchase Of liberty bonds
means placing a mortgage on the farm
or the home, or the sacrificing of in
terest, then that is patriotism, but
there is little real sacrifice and little
real patriotism in investing only part
of a cash surplus. The true American
says to himself This is my war and
I'll give my all to fight it to a I'm
ish'
The true American sees that he has
a part in this war. He forgets selfish
Interest and his dollars and says to
himself: IT is my duty to give my
money if my boy must give his life
That man is traitor to his coun-
try who has money and will not buy
bonds
What Women Can Do.
The women Of the nation have al
ready done more than all Others said
Mrs. Lewis, when they have given
| to the army more than one and one
half million sons.
THE acid test OF the army will come
when it is thrown into the gigantic
battle on the western front. I do not
fear the quito ome of that test. Rather
more do I fear the acid test OF the
people at home, that they will not
prove true and fine in the test OF
backing with their time, their Interest,
| and their money the army at the
front
There is much that women can do.
They can talk. They can make 1t
mighty uncomfortable for money
| slackers in the home. They can be
| especially helpful in the conservation
| of food for ii is in the kitchens OF
| the nation thai the food can be saved.
Women can conserve in other ways.
| They should make fine art OF doing
without things even if they can afford
them for the sake of the example thus
set God help the women in this time
| of our nations distress and need who
can still play bridge, tat and en-
broider when calls come from all
1
| their labor, and their money
Twenty Million Wanted.
Twenty million investors are wanted
by the government in the third I'D
ertv loan for the sake Of the influence
on Germany, and to show the "orld
| that America, as a whole, is heart
and soul behind this war, said Com
missioner Saltzgaber in the very brlel
address he gave. Four million SUD-
scribed to the first liberty loan, and
nine million to the second, he said.
To make the subscribers heads OF
families were urged to divide their
subscriptions and take them in the
names Of their wives and chlldren IN
addition TO themselves.
Commissioner Saltzgaber, who doubt
less spoke from well-informec
source, in touching on the question o.
the oft repeated lie that this is a ricf
mans war, said that ]. D. Rockefeller
with an income Of sixty millions {
year was this year taxed more thar
go per cent Of that income, or $685..
900. 900. as his share Of the yearly wa,
budget.
Method Of Campaign.
D. W. Norris explained the business
fike and thorough method that hal
been adopted in the county for Thu
, campaign. He notified the visitor
that Secretary McAdoo could draw Of
this county now for $1.000,000 and tn
draft would be honored, for that rep
resented the increase in savings o
people in banks over what their saw
ings accounts amounted to last year
1--WE know he said, "the ability o
each man and woman in this town t.
buy" and then told how the knowledg
had been obtained. The assessors
books have been gone thru and tn
name Of each owner Of real and per
sonal property has been copied, an
the amount Of property Of both kind
that ne owns. This knowledge ha
been supplemented by information
from members Of the township an
city committees. including bankers al
over the county. The individuap
debts have been listed. and so hav
been listed the amount of bonds of tn
first and second issue that he has pur
chased and what he has given to tn
Red Cross. the Y. M. c. A. army fund
and the Knights Of Columbus.
with this knowledge each person i
to be appraised at what he should in
vest in the third issue Of bonds. w
propose to spread this issue equitabl!
among all those who should buy. Eacl
person will be notified by letter. Civ
/ ing the amount OF bonds he is expected