The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09

\ ter that you invest III War Savings
Certificate is just one tiny antjd0te
for these gaping wounds of war;
Just one more bit Of strength for
the right arm thct win avenge
them. Il
! War has become q stupendous bust.
ness, and 1t is Americas business to.
;Eday to win the war. The price OF free.
dom, as fought for on the battle fields
LOT Europe, is nothing more nor less
than infinite but organized toll, knit
by sacrifice. fed by fire. and driven
by a colossal energy. Whether dedi.
Gated to war or peace, business needs
capital. When you buy = Thrift
Stamp you automatically become an
active shareholder IN this greatest
Of oil undertakings, whose product
is security for all p0sterity and whose
dividends will be freedom.
1 One real measure Of patriotism
4 lies in, the pocket book. y Not every
man can fight, but every inan and
every woman and every child can in
| vest in war securities when they are
bought within the reach of the hum.
blest worker. "A nation IL not com.
pletly at war until 1t has spilled ITS
blood and poured out Its money--not
the blood or the money Of Q few, hut
the sacrifice and the savings OF the
many. 4 .sss..z@
When you have seen .England End
France In the travail 0E war you. real.
lie that these. nations h6ee been re.
born. With that rebirthshAs come the
kindling sense dedicated tactory. In
England. for example, prkntitsaly Nv.
eryt bird child that you see faika some
sort OF financial interest in the war.
It not, only inspires patriotism, but
impresses the high aim and purpose
Of the great struggle. IS.
II every man.. woman. And child liv.
ing under the protection OF the Ameri-
can flag would save and buy just ono
25 cent Thrift Stamp it would give the
United States Government more than
$25, 100000. Here you get some idea
Of the scope and meaning of thrift.
These huge reservoirs of small ssaxings
set up the bulwark of any nation.
This war has tits comp nsati0ns no
less constructive than those OF peace.
II win not only rid the world of ;pyeda-
tory Pfussianism. sRhic sda . menaee
to the International peace sof mind 10
long ss II, flourishea. but it ilikewise
the invaluable lesson Of
thrift. m
This thrift idea lies at the very root
OF all personal and national prosperity.
You have one sbeneficant result OF war
savings In the fact that the latest re-
port Of the slperintende nt sof banking
for New York state shows that nearly
$4,000 new savings accounts were
opened during 1877. This increase is
entirely due to the, campaign Tor the
sale Of war securities. War savings
means peace saving. The THRIFT idea
will stick. q. 4.
Must ee Won There or Here.
Our people must realize that II the
war, is not won in Europe 1t must be
fought out on our shores. The sub
marine, the aeroplane, and the Zeppe.
lin have shattered England's Illusion
that a magnificent isolation Is a natu.
raj defense, while the eplOits Of the
IU-53 off;the coast Of Nantucket proved
that our own coast is not immune
from the raider. ], u ...
self.preservation Is the first law OF
patriotism, and this is a war Of self.
preservation 1t is our war inst as
much sss: at is the war of England,
France, Italy .and elBginm- When we
entered we were simply taking up
arms In defense Of our own liberties.
1t is a war of democracy for democ.
racy. and this means that 1t is every
mans war. 1t will-not be every mans
war, however, until every American
has proved his participatton In 1t In
some concrete way
A real democracy Of wealth, which
means the peoples savings, must turn
tie tide. II you can not fight, you can
save. If;you can not save much. then
save little. The letters "W. s. s."
stand for War Savings Stamps. live
mobilize our savings and employ them
for war purposes, they will also mean
We Shall Succeed.