Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
SOME CONSERVATION copy" FRESH
FROM THE OUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE
AND ANYBODY ASKS, IT'S GOOD STUFF

Preparing newspaper copy" is
new business for the United States
army and it is a business that is
beset with obvious dangers. How
ever, it is unlikely that anybody
will take exception to the efforts of
the salvage department of the quar-
termaster's office to reach men in
the service and the public generally,
especially when the object is SO
plainly a Iaudable one and the mat
ter supplied to the press is good
stuff" For instance:
A needle and thread will double
the life of clOthing-if used.
Conservation made the world
save for democracy-and it's still
on the job.
The armistice has not yet been
signed between conservation and
waste. And it never will be.
PRAYER.
Now lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
And grant, Lord. that no Cutup take
My shoes and socks before I wake
Amen.
Without conservation in the past,
we might not be celebrating today.
without conservation today we may
not be celebrating tomorrow.
General Conservation's come to our
camp to stay,
To save our scraps. patch up our
clothes, and haul our junk
away
I yearn to lead a wasteful life, but I
don't dare, cause, gee!
Old General COnservation's got his
awful eyes on me!
Men will win the war-ships will
win the war-food will win the
war-labor viii win the war-COn-
servation will win the war-well,
they did!
The war is won. The German
goOse-step has given way TO the
FOch trOt, and eyeTybOdy's happy.
You men probably have a bit of
regret mixed with your happiness,
the regret of not having been there
personally TO see that things were
properly wound up 1t is certainly
discouraging to be all nerved up to
rush down and capture a burglar
and arrive on the scene to find the
police have him neatly shackled.
However. there's no use in feeling
useless these days, for the door Of
service, far from being labeled
CLOSED since November" is wider
open than ever.
And not the least of the ways of
service is conservation.
Conservation? You know con-
servation. 1t used TO be conserve
to help win the war" Now it is
conserve to help pay the cost of
victory" The need of it remains
the same For Uncle Sam. now
that the war is over. can not sit
peacefully back in his easy chair
and take a well deserved rest. No.
Now is the time above all others
when he must not relax a moment
The expenses of war do not cease
with the firing of guns The money
must go now, not for destruction,
but for reconstruction. More than
120, 900 900 men, women and chill
dren Of our allies are now depend
ent wholly or in part on America
for food to keep them alive. Uncle
Sam must play dinner host 10 all of
Europe-even to the latest guest
all-powerful and all-hungry Ger
many herself
Our army Of 10000 men in
France has not magically dissolved
at the first breath of peace. 1t is
still in France. not fighting. but
working, guarding regained terri
tory. helping in the great task of
rebuilding a country rayaged and
plundered by war. This army must
still have the best that America
can provide in the way Of clothing,
food and equipment, as must also
the other army of over 4 million
men in this country, men like your
selves who were willing to serve
actively. but whose services were
not required in that form. The ma
ton is glad and eager to do all in