Oxford eagle., 1918-06-20
LIEUT.. GOV. LEE NJ.
RUSSELL WRITES
Discusses Var Conditions and rgcs
Citizens To Bas War Savings
Stamps.

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EveIs goo eat.zen wants 10 see
Germany beatea Al the earliest pos
s4ble moment. ~ 10 tins means work
Or hight, OF both.
Con-. .ress has flxed the age limit
Tor men and they are called accord
lng 10 this law aad & into their re
spective places. Those Nho are not
called 10 hight may either enlist IN
some branch of the service, II not
TOO old and feeble. OF else he may re
main ai home and do his fuii duty
Ii nc does ms duty hc has a fuii
mans job.
Zach citizen that does not engage
in the active service by putting on
the uniform and going to the front
must back up" the man that does
20. To do that il takes money.
worlds of money.
This state ana nation las been
singularly blessed health, happlness,
peace and the greatest prosperity
sser known To the earth. If We do
our full duty in this great Struggle
we shall give of whatever has been
allotted US and do it promptly and
freely. If we have little OF the worlds
goods we might wake up just now
a b using more energy anu busl-
n j lgement might produce more.
Let Us not forget that the hour
has struck; the nation IS IN the thioes
of terrible war. Gun lives and lib
critics in all the years to come are IN
grave peril. But, regardless of tins
the cloud has silver lining and II
We. especially we laymen at home,
back up this nation ia snis u~'~s
time, ne may hope for lasting
peace and thereby enjoy ne ifults oi
the blood, ambition u eo' % our
! rorefs si,a.-s II N,'''''''fi TINS great
npc.-.. That win Iiv@ ,',V .H. clam to
and me.lis--l;. 'uEh The
great principles. s'"od 4or
"a. Ma. saving stamp moN .nne.'s
i but ono of the means TO ienu 0"'
none, to the gOfeanme..t- ma = p''''
s,r,... Nou simply agree to ba!
and p-y Tor between no" anu in
lst.. certain amount oi s1'lini's'
i -, a does not mean ulat you 'Ae
no your money away: you sih'i'!
i - + Ia The government, II pass
~ nc cent interest on your
,,n,ex n IS tne best investment ".'
.,r.h You make loan TO You
,..,.,,,t.,r = upon his word OF ms seod-
ritv a d his woId. When 20" ie'''
10 Irnee sam all the resources oi u"
,.t.... IS behind your loan. 1t Is sa'e'
WHY the loan, you say! Beeau 6
the nation must have money ~
must either lend il to the Naion Ds
This and other calls upon u, OF else
,be nation must fix a tax upon u
and make us pay. The ins1 Is Eo'
,,tarN. the second snould not be l"'
- nnon the nation. Every com
mun,tv that has N allotment sh"u''
do its very best to subscribe ana p"s
| ror this allotment. Few 81 ""'
| neople ever saw war; We do 10
| know what taking a hand IN such
| great undertaking means. bu' W
| must learn ami learn nov.
| Save what property YOU nav
Hustle every day. Use youf heAa
| turn your property, every hit oi
| 10 the largest advantage. nan
| everything at home and turn wh'
| o,, can into cash. Lend this ca
10 IIncle Sam; He needs it; he VIII a
rreciate it. He has protected y
! with his strong arm all your Ia
You have enjoyed life, liberty q
the pursuit Of happiness as no OH
- citizen on the earth has and no"
vour time to show your appreciali
!. ~ this protection. We viii not
the bloody Hun rule this country
by 10 keep him out We must elu
the chang together or hang separately
:, This lesson of saving will be ne
ful to us in the days to come. II
dJu- good business; we need TO learn
the Of that. We have always been
ken, carc-free. If we win this war
as "getting together" spirit; our n
usly ;ny others viii be worth much to
lant. individually and collectively
since -. o,,,. neonle everywhere
do their best TO "go over the top
Mrs the allotments given each commnf
Sincerely Yours,
LEE NJ. Russell