The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-06-14
The Kind That Will Buy
Bread For Soldiers
PLEDGE FOR WAR STAMP
Help Save the Committees Time
And Trouble of Calling
On You

Come across with your dollars-in
common parlance-your "dougn"-the
kind that will buy bread and supplies
for the American boys in the trench
es-the boys who are fighting for
you
This is the day that you are ex-
pected to sign up for the War Saw
ings Stamps and pledge your support
ITO help Uncle Sam raise $2,OO0.0O0.
You are expected to, sign up for
seventy per cent of the amount you
subscribed to the last Liberty loan
Do it this evening before ten o'clock.
You will find the committees waiting
for you at the following places:
Dukes addition hose house.
Fl. F. Leonard's office, North Front
street
! Carlson's building, Second and
Walnut street.
Meyer building, Jackson street.
Sherk building, South Front street
Hose house, West Mankato.
You can save the committees con-
siderable time and trouble. Every
member of the several committees is
contributing his services free to this
cause and you should be willing to do
your share by helping the committees
perform their labors as easily as pos
sible
Every Man Should Do ~iis Duty.
The government expects every man
to do his duty. The government is in
need of money to aid it in it's fight
against a tyrannical despotism. The
government is giving it's citizens an
opportunity to invest in it's securities.
Ii the money needed cannot be raised
by this popular method, then taxation
must follow. Don't be money slack
er. The boys behind the guns are not
slackers. They are responding to ev-
cry call on the field of battle. You
must respond to the call for money
to support these gallant fighters.
The citizens of Mankato have not
failed in their duty to the government
thus far and they must not-they will
not-fail in the present instance.
Reports This Afternoon.
Late figures on the War Savings
Stamps drive indicate that Mankato
has a long way to go yet before the
quota for the city is raised. In the
first ward late figures placed the 4
,otal at approximately $4,000; the
second ward at some between $4,000
and $1,000. Fred Lindhorst was the
first man to appear in the second
ward this morning and subscribe his
The third ward was running with
4 total pledge of about $1,000 which
had been pledged by about
'eventy-five people who had visited
he polling place from this ward to
pledge their amount Moses Kauff-
nan was the first man in this ward |
% respond in the campaign Jean |
Flittee visited the committee first |
n the fourth ward. Approximately |
$500 had been pledged here late
his afternoon
In the fifth ward the response ap-
feared to be the best of anywhere
n the city. The committee reported
ully $4,000 pledged and many yet
Who were to come in In the sixth
yard SLABS had been pledged by late i
his afternoon. About twenty people
ad visited the polling place to make
heir pledges.
The committees will hold forth un- i
Il ten o'clock tonight. Don't fail to
all. Don't be put down on the
lacker list. Get in on this invest
lent. Pledge your dollars. The boys
yer there and those who are going
ave pledged their lives. What are
ollars - compared to lives?
Mankato's total share of the warI
avings drive is $333,0OO and that for
he entire county is $750,GOO. The
eneral committee in charge report
d this afternoon that reports were
oming in very slowly. There have
cen no reports from points outside
ne CITY, In the city itself the re-
ponse has been great deal slower
ian the committee expected.
Mankato has an opportunity to
lake a splendid record. You can
elp in the making by. making your
ledge, this evening if you have not
one so.
Don't be Stacker!
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