The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-18

fed to barn doors.
I'VE must make theN
blood and money. ManyX
have given their sons, and
fair that these boys shoule
erly clothed and fed, and A,hsaO T.
it means the giving of meney-tAe
buying of Liberty Bonds, the giving:
to the Red Cross, and the support 4f
the Salvation Army, this splendid Of
ganization which not only goes TO
the trenches, but maintains hut
ments behind the firing line, where.
the boys seek refuge after the weary
hours of battle. Outside the CAN
tonments they stand, in the vice sec
ton where the women of the under
world seek to destroy the manhood
of the soldiers, pleading and begging
the men in uniform to return TO
their mothers as pure as they were
when they left their parting kiss up
on mothers cheeks.
Don't say you haven't the money.
Some people say that the war Will
be won with food; others say 1t will
be won with ships; and still others
say that the victory will come thru
the men. But it will take food ships
and men to conquer, and money must
be had to purchase the food, build
the ships and keep Americas men
the best provided for in the world
Il have son, and I am thankful
to say that he is now with the
colors' in France would not have
him back; 1 feel that he must do his
share in this worldwide struggle.
The sacrifice was great, but nothing
is too good to give to ones country.
Every morning as I 60 downtown to
my work 1 look at the bulletin board
for the list of casualties, wondering
if his name will appear with the dead
or the wounded. AS I said previous
ly, 1 do not regret that I gave him,
but 1 do demand, as every other pa
rent has the right to do, that he re-
ceive the proper nourishment, clo-
thes and training from the Govern
ment and these things can only be
made possible by money, which must
be raised either by the sale of bonds
or taxation Of the peOrle.
"Extravagance must cease. / re-
member twenty years ago, when [
lived on High street, only the rich
women wore tailored suits, silk pet
| ticoats, patent leather shoes anG os-
|
| working classes dress as elaborately
as their wealthy sisters. do not say
YOU must stop buying clothes, because
| the clothing merchant must live, but
buy less. Let business go on, but let
the people learn to sacrifice. and
I spend their money, not to gratify
their personal wishes exclusively, but
| to support the Government Under
which they are living, and to helI
save the women and children of the
other nations, who are without
homes, without food, and without
fuel to keep them warm.
ITO me the saddest person in the
world, when this great conflict shal
have ended, will be the man who
because of some slight physical dis
ability, or some reason which n
has offered, has not had tnex1lf1ieg.
of helping America win the fire
of the world, and saving the
for democracy, and must mq
returned yictors with some fe
cuse why he remained at hQl
days gone by the woman,
not lead virtuous life was
ed to wear a scarlet lettej
breast, and it may be tha
fate will be meted out to s
Cross of black worn on
l hope that no man in
county will deserve 81
ment.'
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and for an encore she
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Loretta Richardson
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