Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-08-15

sixty. Not one has q son left"
..Thank you for your kind letter.
wrote an English girl to woman WHO
had Just sent a letter condoling with
her on the death Of the last OF three
brothers. 1--WE find the country Tic
tie dreary now and we are returning
TO town the last Of the month. we
shall be at home Sunday evenings bA
sure 10 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 oil again. Please bring any soy
der friends; we will try to make "
gay for them"
"What news do you get from FREQ
crick," a friend Of mine asked OF th9
mother OF Frederick, a beautiful miq
dle-aged English woman who wa
making n great success OF danc4
given for some convalescent Tommie4
"Oh. you haven't heard. have you" thS
mother OF Frederick answered. "He
was killed two months ago" And she
turned TO answer with her ready sym.
pathetic smile the inquiries OF group
OF Tommies gathered about her.
Flight Same 40 Men.
But that Is not all In manner %
sp. aking. the women Of Europe ara
flghtlng the war just us the men are
They have not, except In the case q
the famous Battalion OF Death, died
In battle; and yet half to threeI
quarters OF n million women have been
killed rs the direct result OF war ac4
tiylties. More women have been killt
ed In this war than men on both the
Northern and Southern sides In DUG
Civil war. That nearly thrce-Quartert
OF a million includes the women mas
sacred by the Turks In Armenia. bl
the Austrians In Serbia. by the Ger
mans In Belgium and northern France
Il includes army nurses apd women
munltion makers; Il includes civiliau
women killed by shells In the var
Rome or near II. women killed by Zep<
pelin and airplane raids and BY SUBJ
marines
What can the women OF America
DO to eQunl oil this service md all
this sutYeringi
For three years. the French and
English, and for two years, the ltalt
lanS have stood between US and th@
death Of our democracy. What Gun
we do TO make up for that long. hcsis
tating neutral innction Of oursf The
men Of our nation have responded gal,
lantly. We have a real army In FnncS
now. As Lloyd George said In parliaa
ment TO n listening empire, The Amer
leans are in" We nre In and Of
course We are In 10 stay. In for Z
century II need be. until the safety Of
the world democracy is assured. Tho
men Of America are doing their part-f
doing II with suffering and DEATH
What can the women dof
What Women Can Do.
II Is the geographical misfortune Of
us women OF America that we canno(
possibly gtvo the personal service thai
the women Of Europe have givent
They are near and we are far. They,
so TO speak. are In the front trenchei
and we have not entered the war rome,
Only q very few Of US, In proportiol
10 our numbers. can work In the hos
pitfalls or can,oens there. Only o few
more In proportion TO our numbers cad
do Red Cross work or Y. NJ. G. A.
work here. There ore. however, two
things wo can do all the time and
with all the strength that Is In us
one IL 10 conserve food. The othei
Is TO buy Liberty bonds. We can help
the government by buying bonds. Yet
again We have an advantage; II 10 out
peculiar misfortune that most OF ID
can help the government only by help
Ing ourselves. For the purchase Of
Liberty bonds ut the generous rate Of
Interest which the government granite
Is not kelf'denial but In line with self,
Observation-Disclosures OF course, but stu
self.interest
Women OF Amsricn, wake upl PouS
oil your savings into Uncle Sans lnn
Then save more, and pour them int
bis lap. Keep on saving and pouring
pouring and saving, until the world
Ia free, You have given generously
OF the stDevs Of war In those mag,
nifccnt boys you have sent TO France.
Give as generously In the money which
will keep them well and happy there,