The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-06-04
ARMY
NOW HAS|TSCHANCE
May Furnish the Supplies Neces-
sary to Sustain Our Boys
ht at the Front.
Loyal utahns Urged to Invest In War
eavlnUs Stamps that Soldiers May
,4 b Properly Equipped to
t Defeat che Hun.

Stop. listen. Your boy has gone TO
the front. He may be In the trenches
"over there" he may be in cantonment
here, he may be on the high sea, but
wherever he Is In the service of Uncle
Sam he Is denying himself many of
the comforts Of life. not to say lux
uries. as he IL taking his life In his
ewn hands 30 that the stay-at-home
army may be safe. He must have food
and clothing Of the best, arms and
ammunition that are perfect and 100,
per cent good, everything possible for
his comfoet and to fight the Huns. All
this takes money. t
To furnish the supplies necessary
Uncle Sam has called upon the Am
erican people to give their savings not
In the way Of Q Gift to him but in the
waS Of loan. This has been done In
Liberty bonds. the three calls made hav-
ing been largely oversubscribed. Utah
in particular going over the top in
every call made.
Comes now another loan. the War
Savings Stamp loan. Uncle Sam asks
you to buy two billion dollars worth Of
War Savings Stamps, the money to be
used In making your boy comfortable
while In his service, to supply him
with all the appliances Of war needed
to wipe Prussianism and all that It
implies from the face Of the earth. !.
utah's Share 1000 900.
OF this two billion dollars Utah Is
asked to take $9.0OO,000. This means
$1,000 for every man. woman and child
in the state including Indians and
aliens. To meet this allotment you
are asked to purchase from your saw
ings War Savings Stamps or to give
. signed pledge that you will buy
every month Of the remaining seven In
this year 30 many war Savings Stamps.
These stamps are the best Investment
you can make. They bear four per
cent interest compounded quarterly.
They are free from taxes. BY calling
Ut your post office you can have them
registered against loss. No such OPP
portunity has ever been offered you to
place your savings. SEQ sas y
Message from MeAdee.
State Director Geo. T. Odell IL In re-
celpt Of the following message from
Secretary McAdoo Of the treasury de-
partment In regard to the War Savings
Stump campaign. Says the secretary:
"It Is essential >that the American
people economize and save In order to
make available to their government the
money indlspensably needed for the
war and to release supplies and labor
required for the production Of things
necessary for our own military forces
and for the military forces Of the ma.
lions associated with us. One Of the
best methods Of bringing about this
result IL for everyone to pledge him
helf to economize and save and to pur-
chase. at definite periods, q specific
amount Of War Savings Stamps. thus.
giving concrete evidence Of his sup
port Of the practice Of War Ssvlngs.
4 ITO achieve this object. there win
be conducted. under the direction Of
the Treasury Department. campaign
for pledges. eliminating on June 18th.
when loyal Americans throughout the
country will BE- asked to commit them
selves to this program.
THE progress Of the war demands
constant and Increasing sacrifices. We
are sending our young manhood to rep
resent VI on foreign battlenelds, where
they are called upon to sacrific not
only their personal comfort and mate
rial interests hut their lives as well.
It 10 appropriate. therefore. for the
American people who are privileged to
remain In safety and comfort at home
to consider their sacred obligation to
support our gallant men and to pledge
themselves earnestly to save and econ
Omixe IN order that our soldiers and
sailors may have the food and clothing
and theSarms and ammunition without
which they cannot fight. I.
ITO the end that this intensive cam.
paign may be most effectiye, earnest
ly bespeak the cooperation Of all the
organizations and Institutions of the
nation which. through their influence
and active support, can further this
work. II 10 desirable that the atten.
ton Of the entire people be conferred
on their obligation to pledge the gov.
.ernment this kind Of support for the
winning Of the war. and with this oh.
ject In view. that June 28th, 1918, be
observed ~ q National War Savings
Day.
with adequate preparation for Ma.
kional War Savings Day on June 2Sth,
I am sure that the American people
will be glad to participate and to
pledge themselves to become war
savers. thereby giving concrete evi.
dence Of their devotion to their coun.
try" m
!, II you have bought War Savings
Stamps. buy more. II may mean q sac.
rthce upon your part but this II q
time for sacrifice. Your boy Is making ]
IT, War Savings Stamp societies have
been formed In your locality. Your
county has been divided into dis.
tricts. These districts are In charge
OF chairman who will ask you to
work. to call upon your neighbOr and
ask him to buy War Savings Stamps,
A isouse to house canvas will ho made