South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

the run Little serbia and big
brother France are on that job.
Similarly with Turkey. Britain
and Are hia will make a Thanks
giving dinner Of hcr-if there Is
anything left, save prisoners, 60
make a Thanksgiving OF.
The central empires are crum-
bling from the east. and with Foch,
and I.aig, and Pcrshing. pounding
away on the west: well. there
seems a Liberty drive on i'm Europe
and In Asia, as well a here In
America.
M EANWHHE, simultaneously
AFA with the floating Of the fourth
loan, Germany i floating her
ninth. The amount is not given,
but h - thought 90 bc about S3.-
600. .0Oe 900. half the size of ours.
II will bc interesting 10 see how
the two loans are welcomed I'm the
two countries.
The German loan. like its prcde-
CcssOrs. l. called a Victory loan"
In view of the present military sit
uatiOn. that title must sound Co the
weary and dishcartcncd German
people Ike a piece OF bitter irony.
IL would b. difficult to Imagine
two loans offered 90 two nations
under more strikingly different
conditions. In America. victory Is
in the air. There l. an atmOs-
phcfe Of enthusiasm and "a Convic-
tiOfi or absolute success. We have
begun TO play our part in the war.
and it - already proved a triumph
ant and decisive part. We have
beaten the Germans la every clash.
Our powers arc waxing as theirs
wanC Our allies now share our
own moral strength. and allied
arms are winning spcctacuiarIy on
every front.
For two and Onc-half months
every report from any active battle
front has been story OF allied
success. During this same period,
naturally. all the truthful news
reaching Germans has necessarily
bcen bad news.
German spirits must be as low
"a ours are high. Pessimism and
despair must reign i'm central
Europe as optimism and hope reign
here.
I'm these circumstances. ours IS
the Victory loan" and Germany's.
whatever she may call IL, Is tho
Defeat loan The best she can
hope 60 do with the funds raised
Is to- ward OF defeat "A little longer.
knowing the futil!ty of their past
sacrifices. how can the German
people be counted ON to make new
sacrifices?
WE are challenging Germany
w with our dollars as well as
our fighting men. We have the
most persuasive and compelling
reasons We have ever had for lend
ing to our government every dol
lar we can squeeze out OF our in
come or savings. The end Is I'm
sight--the triumphant and right
cous end that we 30 eagerly de-
sirc-and we know that the bigger
we make the loan, the sooner that
end will come.
In this loan. matched against
Germany's. we must win an over
wheIming victory. Our army. then.
will quickly do the rest.
It - the purpose OF the loan:
Arms. munitions, equipment Of all
sorts. including reinforcing
stream Of men sufficient that the
drive on the battle front need
never let up-untii the Hun on his
knees abjcCtly surrcndcrs.
IT j. as much up 10 YOU TO smash
that Hindenburg line. and push
on 10 Berlin, as il j. for Foch.
Haig and PCrshing They have
started on thcir-pilsrimagc. let
u flash across the blue TO their
sighting men next Monday morning
that America took up this six bill
lion dollar Liberty Loan I'm two
days-and nothing under the sun
can stop their advance.
american. FrCnChman and Brit
i-hcr alike. vii! feel the impetus.
u i saying 20 our boys. and their
allied comrades: America Is back
nf YOU to its last dollar. and ready
uu the moment at every call. 10
meet every demand"
It would put just that much
more pep" I'm their pepper"
They're on their way, Don't suik
back bat let them know 90 the
last man. both sides the sea. how
well they are appreciated.
They're driving ahead We must
drive too. Wouldn't YOU bC de-
lighted 60 have this Fourth Lib
erty Loan turn out 20 be "A Vic
tory loan?
EVcry indication exists that "a
can at least make the next ono So
- YOU are on your way also.
Buy bonds, Don't wait To have
YOUR money consCriptCd. and think
YOU not hut that UnCic sam has
the same power to COnscript
wealth. as he has to ConsCTipt men,
m it becomes necessary. and lac
takes the notion.
The way 10 escape that II 10
voluntarily subscribe 10 the loans
that hc would make in the stead