Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-06-13
SAVE ALL MATERIALS
FOR WAR PURPOSES
PRESIDENT WILSON APPEALS TO
AMERICANS TO BUY ONLY
ESSENTIAL THINGS.
WAR IS ONE OF NATIONS
Al Of tho 100, ooo, 900 American People
Must Be Economically and In
dustriaily Adjusted to War
Condition.

Washington-To save materials and
labor for necessary war purposes.
President Wilson has appealed to
Americans ito buy only those things
which are essential to the individual
health and efficiency and to volun-
teer on or before June rs. national
thrift day, to invest Systematically IN
war savings and thrift stamps or 9th
or government securities.
"This war is one OF nations-not OF
armies" said the president, land all
OF our l00,0O0000 people must be &C.
onomically and industrially adjusted
TO war conditions II this nation is to
play It's full part In the conflict. The
problems before US is not primarily
Q financial problem. but rather prob
lam Of increased production OF war
essentials and the saving OF the mate
RAILS and the labor necessary for tho
support and equipment OF our army
and navy. Thoughtless expenditure OF
money for non-essentials uses up the
Labor Of men, the productSLpf the
farms, mines and factories, ana over
burdens transportation. all Of which
must be used to the utmost and st
thek best for war purposes.
Results Demand Unity.
The great results which We seek
can be obtained only by the participa-
ton Of every member OF the nation.
young and old. In national concerted
thrift movement. l therefore urge that
our people everywhere pledge them
selves as suggested by the secretary
OF the treasury, TO the practice OF
thrft; to serve the government TO
their utmost In increasing production
In al fields necessary to the winning
OF the war; to conserve for fooi and
fuel and useful materials Of every
kind: TO devote their labor only to
the most necessary tasks. and to buy
only those things which are essential
70 individual health and efficiency.
80 that the peopia as evidence OF
thear loyalty. invest all that they can
savs n Liberty bonds and waS ~
iass stamps.
Den wide Open
The securities issued by the treas
ny department are so many OF them
within the reach Of everyone that the
door Of opportunity In this matter Is
wide open to all Of as. To practice
thr4ft In peaee times 10 . virtue and
brings great benefit to the individual
Il all times; with the desperate need
Of the civilized world today for mate
Rails and labor with which TO end the
war. the practice OF individual thrift
u q patriotic duty and a necessity.
4 appeal to all who now own either
liberty bonds or war savings stamps
70 continue 10 practice economy and
thrift and to appeal to all who do not
own government securities to do like
wise and purchase them to the extent
Of their meane, The man who buys
government securities transfers the
purchasing power OF his money to the
United States government until after
the war and 10 that same degree does
not buy in competition with the gov
eminent.
Il earnestly appeal to every man
woman and child to pledge themselves
on or before the 2sth OF June TO save
constantly and to buy as regularly a.
possible the securities Of the govern
ment: and to do this as far as possi
bic through membership in war saw
tngs societies. The 2sth OF June end'
tfis special period oi enlistment Il
the great volunteef army OF produc
tioa and savings here y home. Ma,
there be none unenlisted on that day.