The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-10
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APPEAL BY
". {. GRAVES

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w. T.. Graves was to have made a
four-minute address at the Jones The
ater this evening on the Fourth Lib
crty Loan." but the opportunity being
denied him owing to the closing OF
the theater by reason OF the appear
ance of influenza in the community.
he is making his appeal through the
columns OF The Daily Record. His
address follows.
AT no time in the history of thu
world has nation had as great task
to perform as IS ours al the present
time, and no other people on earth
could accomplish the task we are act
ualiy accomplishing now. We. as
people do not understand the magnl-
tude of the task 1t has enlarged
and expanded as the months have
passed SO that il has become increas-
ingly necessary for each individual TO
do his utmost of patriotic effort. For
merly the greatest sum asked for b.
our government was thrcc thousand
million dollars.
"At the time of the First Liberty
Loan the government asked for s2.-
00o. .0o0. 900 and Colorado responded
with sIs.2s5 500. In the Second LIB
erty Loan when the government ashed
for $4,000. .ooo. 900 coiorado's responss
was $23.5s1. 400. In the Third Lib
erty Loan when the governments
needs were agnin for 5000 900 Gee We
slipped back to purchase Of bond
70 the value Of only t1s.esl 800. Nov
that the governments needs have In
creased TO double the amount asked
for In each of the second and third
Liberty loans, what IL TO be our re-
sponssf Our military undertaking.
are so vast that the former amounts
will no longer suffice to put our boys
over the top The amounts required
to finance the proposition must b.
doubled. This means that our re
sponse must be doubled.
1.-TWO Canon City boys have now
paid the supreme cost. No one can
say that they gave their livea for ans
profit to themselves. How small, pal
try and cold is the price OF loan to
the government OF few dollars thu
We are asked TO give, Loaning mopey
to the government Is OF NO value, fn
comparison with blood. wounds and
life. unless II IL measure Of sacsf6ec.
Let him who has to loan his money IN
sacrifice remember this and be cheer
fu. TO the limit. and let him who has
large sums In store rcmember tina.
only that which Is given In sacriscv
has any valuo In the worlds supren-
est conflict. II remains for US Who
are at home 10 so direct our activlties
and patriotism as to be certain that
the sacrince In life. wounds and blood
may be as small as possible. ana 10
be certain that the world win have a
peace worthy OF the sacrifice Of Tho
millions OF men who leave all their
comfort. friends and loved ones to Of
fer their lives on the altar of freedom
Unless our patriotism works Itseh out
In self-deniAI and sacrificc We are rp-
worthy OF enjoying now the purchase
Of liberty that former sacrifice hsA %.
cured for N. and most of all shall We
be unworthy Of enjoying the benafits
OF the new world that will come With
the dawn Of world peace.
In this war our government haa a.
sumed the great task OF determiuinS
the part that each citizen ia the cosn-
try shall play in the conflict. He who
does not volunteer for military service
Is no longer stigmatized AZ a Stacker
unless he eyadcs service when his
country actually calls him--for tho
government says that we have ser,-
Ice at home needed more. In our indi
vidual cases, than Is our service in
tho trenches. But just now the direc-
fion that that greater service takes Ii
in lending money to the government
on interest. How easy serviccl Let
as all be found in our place OF duty.
Lot no Individual be alackcr in thix
our governments greatest need. let
US all buy bonds till it's over, over
there"