South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
MY BUSINESS Is \

Editor News-Times:
Whether you are conscious of the
fact or not, your business is war. 1t
does not matter what vocation of
life you follow, your business at the
present time is war. and must be
war until this conflict is won,-un-
til the world is a safe place for you
and your family 10 live in.
The sooner every man, woman,
and child in st. Joseph county APP
preciates hat they are at war, and
hat their vocations must be used
for the winning Of this war, the
sooner the boys over there will re-
ceive the proper announcement and
financial support of those who re-
main over here.
Begin to say right now, my bust
ness is war" think it. and talk il TO
your neighbOrs and when it becomes
a part of your life and that of your
neighbours, there Will be % question
of going over the top on this third
Liberty loan.
Travelling over the land we find
the children are at play in the
school yards without danger of a
storm of bombs from the sky.
We know Our women are knitting,
canning, and singing to our babies
without fear Of danger or outrage.
We appreciate that farmers are
busy feeding their stock and raising
crops without any thought hat an
invading army will devastate their
property.
We go about our business right
here in South Bend without giving
serious enough thought that our
brothers in Europe are suffering I'M
told agonies while we are living in
perfect security.
Let us ask ourselves these Ques-
tions-Is it for the babies of our
allies to starve and fall in the
streets. and for the women of other
nations TO be marched away in vile
servitude that we may sit in secur-
ity? Is il for millions of men OF
the allied nations TO rush to their
death or become maniacs from the
gases and shock Of shell that we
may become rich2 These are things
for us TO think about, and when we
do what is the price hat we should
pay?
We cannot all 20 to the front. but
We can support the boys who are
lighting our battles for US. by max
ing every effort 10 grow more food,
and TO see that the boys are supplied
with every comfort and necessity
for a speedy termination Of this aw-
full war.
We cannot all be soldiers, We can
not all grow food. but we can all
loan money. What are a few paltry
dollars 10 us when the flower Of our
youth are going manfully to the
front 10 give up their lives il need
be for our safety. We should pour
out OF our Golfers every cent thai
possibly can be spared because now
is the time when a terrific blow
must be struck.
The -. Joseph county boys "oveI
there" are gOing 10 read the home
papers and the first thing that will
interest them IS. what are the peO-
pie at home doing for us.
How do you think they Will like
TO read the statement that st. Jo-
Sooh county is not going over the
top on his third Liberty loan Don't
you think the boys need epcourage-
ment. and what greater encourage
ment can they receive than 10 know
that the home folks are going over
the top in their bit.
Don't you think il Will make bgav-
e. soldiers out OF them and better
T., fighters? Most certainly you do.
The stronger We go over the tor
the harder those brave lads are go
ing TO hght and the soone they viii
De home. c. A. BACON.
South BenA April "a. 1918.