The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-04-05
FARMERS INVEST
IN LIBERTY BONDS
AND SIZE NATION
BACK UP YOUR COY IN TRENCH
Es BY LoAN3Ac UNCLE
SAM @0N-Y.
HIT A BLcN fOa FREEDOM
Future Of America 1ependa on Men
Who Till SoiI--Put Your SAY.
ings In the Safest
Place In World.

This Is a patriotic appeal TO farm
ers. Your sons have gone to Franc,
to fight freedom battles. But. it ha,
not been brought home I o you that Il
is the duty Of those who remain a
home To support The government anc
thereby back up the soldiers in the
trenches with every dollar you car
spare. Your duty does not end when
you increase production so the fight
ing men may be fed.
Unless every American citizen doe
his patriotic duty in purchasing Lib
erty Bonds Uncle Sam cannot clothe,
feed, equb and maintain the army ii
the field One the OF strongest argu.
ments advanced in defending III.
farmer for not having bought Liberty
bonds 0 heavily in the first two
issues is thai he was doing for his
country more than his share in invest.
ing money in the effort to increas,
production than could have been don
in lending>th money to the COVERT.
ment
The argument is good in so far
y goes, but Il does not go far enough
inc farmer is moi the only produce.
who is helping the nation by speeding
up production Every manufacture
III contributes 10 the asst array q
supplies necessary for the comfort
health and success OF the men in the
trenches fighting he most cruel an
heaTlless foe civilization ever face
might make the same claim. And If
IL was allowed what would become OF
the Liberty Loan?
Why have many farmers not We
invested In Liberty Bonds SO freely a.
others? Because. owing to the com
paratiVe isolation Of farm life. he,
not caught the patriotic infec.
tlon which leads others. in city ana
town, to put their last cent into bonds
and to buy them on credit at Tho
banks and pay for them out of their
savings Such persons must under
land that Uncle Sam is calling for
leip. The government appeals for q
oan from the farmer and ali othe,
latriotic citizens.
Lives will be saved by every dolla,
farmer invests in a Liberty BOND
ne war will be shortened and dis
sier viii be rendered impossible. No
iass OF American citizens has q NOR.
ioriouS page in The history OF Amer
tnah the man who tills the soil
ne IS aroused to the dire need
! me country he will invest every
pare dollar in Liberty Bonds.
No class Of citizens is more inter.
IN the outcome OF the war than
farmers Farming cannot be car
led Oh with the ocean closed 10 con,
The highways Of the sea mus,
e sale or the farmer cannot safely
in growing his crops and ,a,s
STOCK There are enough ,e;lred
'r'nefs enjoying from their lands
incomes smaller than hey wc -
If they would invest IN tx
rty Bonds. Np
Farmers DO you know thai $40 onn
lvesled in Liberty Bonds will no,
ie owner a better return for MI
Than if he invested il IN farr,
n rented the landsY Do Won
DOW that the bondowner NAV bor.
~ Lore freely IN them at the bants
ian ne can upon lands7 Do you know
az no m'esuieat can compare in
eo'eihmeni
Inc cause OF freedom needs eyerv
that farmers can raise 10 seny
le soldiers to France equipped fed
rejected to destroy Prussisn NH,
Irism' break the power Of The ssror
'tliers Of Potsdam and bring nsac.
the world. ="
When II comes to duty The .srmer
JUS. stand shoulder to shoulder win
70 Fellows. The fate Of the nation
STAKE The future OF civilization
anss in the balance Arouse. farmer.
America and strike a mighty blow
y liberty for Justice. Tor freedor,
nd for peace.