The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-05-03
A LAST APPEAL

The date set for closing the third
Liberty Loan drive Is Saturday night.
May 4, and II there be any one in Oro-
Vile or the vicinity who has so far
failed TO sign up for one or more
bonds he should correct the oversight
today, or tomorrow. II is customary
for the banks to close their doors TO
business Saturday afternoons. but on
this exceptional occasion. when the
government needs every dollar that
can be raised these banks Will be
available to procrastinators Saturday
afternoon. A subscription for bonds
on the afternoon of that day even Will
clear the skirts OF the laggard and en-
title him to place among the more
prompt responding loyal citizens as
sure as an eleventh hour repentance
receives favorable recognition In
heaven.
To the credit of Oroyille it may be
said there are few, very few indeed,
who have not subscribed for Third
Liberty Loan bonds. and some Of those
delinquents are not in a financial
position to take a bond even of the
lowest denomination. In such cases
no fault can be found.
When a man is willing to subscribe
II he could. but adverse circumstances
prevents him from doing so. his 10y
atty to country cannot be questioned.
The public takes the will for the deed
and give him credit for being 100 per
cent American.
1t is to those who can subscribe for
bonds and have not as yet done so that
this last appeal Is made. While this
is probably the only community in the
county where citizens have not been
personally opportuned to subscribe
bonds. those who have failed to volun-
tarily come across must not imagine
that their delinquency Is unknown
that further failure will not be fol-
lowed by general knowledge OF their
short coming among the people.
Those names will be banded from
mouth to mouth, and they will be held
in contempt and looked upon with
suspicion by their fellow men.
Just at this time all men who are
true to their country, who stand by
and for America as against the Gen.
trail Powers with which America Is
at war, who are ready to make per-
sonal sacrifice to support the young
manhood Of America offering their
lives as a bulwark against the ravag-
ing Huns do not wait to be solicited
to extend financial aid in this trying
and crucial hour. 1t Is the man
whose loyalty Is doubtful who must
yield only to urgent solicitation. We
hope there are none Of that kind In
our midst, and trust that during the
two remaining days while the sub
scription list is open that those who
from any cause have failed to sign for
bonds will step up to one OF the two
banks and place a liberal order for
these promises to pay.
The war is now coming home to US
as It has not before come home to us
since the country became actively in
volved. Already the blood OF Ameri-
cans has dyed the soil Of France, al
though America has taken q very
minor part in the fighting. That has
suddenly changed The bulk Of the
American expeditionary force Is now
| in the conflict Now we must brace
ourselves to face still greater losses
where Thousands of Americans are do
ing battle for country and humanity
What 10 the sacrifice Of few dollars
not given away but loaned at q fair
interest on the best security in the
| world. compared with the awful sacri-
flee that the mothers, fathers, wives,
children. sisters and brothers Of the
land have already been and are yet to
be called upon to make? Now, as never
before. 1t becomes a bounden duty
an absolute necessity. for those liv-
ing snugly at home to back up those
boys abroad. facing hardship. death OF
mutilation that We may continue to
60 on enjoying the privileges of free
government and the blessings Of life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness.
They need all things that will conduce
to their safety. relief. protection and
comfort, and we. thousands Of miles
removed from the scene Of their mar
tyrdom. should not hesitate a moment
in giving up a. much a. We can spare,
all We have II that becomes necessary,
to back them up In their holy mission.
Let no man who so far has failed
through any cause hesitate another
hour responding to the call for sub
scriptions to the Third Liberty Loan.
The man who can take bonds and re-
fuses at this time should be branded
as a common enemy to the country
II there be no law by which he can be
reached and punished, then congress
should remedy the deficiency at once.
The bond Stacker at home is as dan
gerous an enemy as the Hun on the
hither side Of No Mans Land and will
stand close watching. He deserves the
same treatment as Is melted out to
the armed enemy that our boys are
4 ~