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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
They Give American Soldiers Best
of Everything
People Back Government Freely So
That Soldiers Lack Nothing
That Money Can Buy.

Is the money you are putting into
Liberty bonds doing active. service?
Capt. Robert l.. Finch, one of the
Red Cross in the American sector in
France to ascertain how our soldier
boys are faring answers that qucs-
ton for people Of the Ninth Federal
Reserve District. Capt. Finch Is one
of the speakers on the war exhibit
trains touring the Ninth District.
81 have talked to our soldiers In
France from the boys in the front
line trenches within sight of the Ger
mar helmets way back along the lines
to the boys at the terminals at the
French seaports," said Capt. Finch,
'in a way 1t might be said that ] was
looking for trouble but | could not
find any. | found our boys enduring
hardships, encountering and oyercom-
manners of inconvenience, but l did
not find an American soldier in France
who was shy Of anything that Amer
lean money could buy. / never heard
q complaint OF the character or variety
Of the food, a complaint regarding the
clothing, rifles, guns, ammunition, hos
pital equipment, or medical service.
"You people over here have backed
your Government freely and you may
have the satisfaction of knowing that
our Army in France lacks nothing
that money can buy, though Of course
as the Army increases, 80 the expense
Increases, and you have got to keep
up the goodNwork. That means buy
Fourth Liberty Loan bonds"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
WHAT l.. |. BONDS Do SACRIFICE THE THING
Word Is True Definition of Patri-
OtiSm
Assertion Of Sergeant Davis, Speaker
In Ninth District Fourth Lib
erty Bond Campaign.

Sergeant Leslie w. Davis, who halls
from Kentucky, and is a veteran of the
Philippines and Cuba and Of the
trenches in France and who is a
speaker on the war exhibit trains
touring the Ninth Federal District, is
q reticent man in private life but once
he starts talking war he brings the
Liberty Loan money out Of hiding
places in a golden stream.
Davis answered the call to the
Colore In August, 1917, and went to
France in December with Co. e, 81
Engineers and saw active service all
along the line, but gas and shell-shock
temporarily wound up his fighting ca.
reer and he was shipped home to
talk for Liberty Loans.
When he landed in Ninth District
headquarters, Minneapolis, he did not
act like a speaker for he simply gave
his name and credentials and said he
was ready for service. An effort was
made to get him to talk but nobody
could get a rise out Of him. Finally
he was asked point blank:
Davis, what do you say to a man
who could afford to buy a Liberty
bond and doesn't?"
The fire leaped to his eyes, his hair
seemed to bristie, he bounded out Of
his chair and launched into an extern
poraneous grafton which trilled every.
one In district headquarters. When
Davis was through the tears were
running down his checks, he was shak:
ing like a leaf, and 1t was necessary
to lead him to a chair. No n re,
members all he said but they all
remember his last sentences:
"Tho true definition Of patriotism
els sacrifice"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03

lively simple. In a great many coun.
ties, probably In the majority of them,
individuals will be notified where and
at what time to buy the bonds allotted
to them and their subscriptions will
be promptly made without solicitation.
How yer a county committee de.
cides to carry out the details of its
campaign will not be material 80 long
as the results are obtained. All any
county has to do is to subscribe the
amount allotted to- It and to secure
1t properly and without resort to any
methods that cannot be justified.
we have a great big task in front,
of US, but the people of these states
are equal to it. They are not goine|
to fail to loan the money necessary
to their Government when millions OIL
our young men are gladly giving the
service which may mean their lives"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03

people Of this great part of the coun-
try will do whatever their Govern
ment asks them to do in this crisis.
] believe this after working with these
men through two Liberty Loan cam
>paigns and having pretty we'll learned
their processes of reasoning and their
inclinations.
Il do not have this faith in the
people Of the Northwest because |
think all of them are patriots, or are
anywhere near perfect.
Il do know, however, that q large
majority of the men in these North
west states understand what this war
means, what part the United States
Government must take in this war If
IL Is to be brought to a successful
conclusion.
"They know that the people of the
United States, individually and collec-
tl~ely, must stand by their Govern
ment If it is to accomplish its great
ambition and bring harmonious peace
to the world,
They know that America must
finance her Allies and that II America
furnishes the money 1t means victory.
Every American must do his full
share. l know that the men and
women Of the Northwest appreciate
their duty to tbsir Government and
will perform 1t at whatever cost TO
themselves. They have learned that
everyone in America must get under
the load which America is carrying
for the democracy Of the world.
Realizing all this and feeling
strongly the righteousness Of the
cause, we are soldiers, and whatever
the Government In which we are stock
holders asks us to do, we will do.
1.-THE actual work Of selling bonds
in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive in
the Ninth District will begin Sept.
rs and will be completed just five days
later. The work of organization
throughout the district is being done
now. The county chairmen In all
counties are perfecting local organiza-
tons, making the allotments and ar
ranging all the details that will make
the actual selling of bonds compare.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03

would have brought
peace, and is responsible for four Bal
kan wars. A score of years ago 1t
supported the bloodthirsty Sultan Of
Turkey in Armenian massacres, and
the officers of the Imperial German
Government" have aided and abetted
these massacres now because the Ar
menians worked and planned for lib
erty when other races in Turkey were
quiescent. 1t is the Imperial German
Government" which is responsible for
100000 Armenians, starved to death as
Germans themselves testify.
"secret Enemy"
In 1908, when the revolutionary
Turkish government was for freedom,
Germany opposed it; when IT became
tyrannical Germany made this govern
ment its ally. The German govern
ment harassed France not merely be-
cause ii was its ancient enemy, but
because it's success as a republic made
the French people perilous to princes.
The German government plotted to re
store the Manchu Emperor and the
Russian Gar to their thrones.
Because the American people by ifs
prosperity and power made liberty
desired by all the world the German
government has been its secret enemy.
Thirty years ago it plotted against our
treaty rights in Samoa 1t sent its
fleet to worry and threaten Dewey
at Manila in 1885, it offered to Eng
land, which refused, to overturn the
Monroe Doctrine in Mexico. 1t has in
fifteen years threatened Venezuela,
Mexico, Hayti and other American
states. When we were maintaining
peace under great provocatlon, 1t pro,
posed to Mexico and Japan to attack
us, both refusing. 1t betrayed inter
national faith in the dispatches sent
through the Swedish Minister. 1t filed
u land with spies, sought unavalling-
ly to embroil us with those Of German
birth resident In this country, slaugh.
tered our citizens on the high seas,
contrary to all law, national and inter.
national, human and divine.
"Bore Much"
We waited long, We bore much, and
we are now sending our sons to the
war declared against the Imperial
German Government" bechuse the rec.
ord of thirty years shows that neither
liberty nor democratic Institutions are
safe the world over while that govern.
ment is powerful We wisely prefer,
after what Belgium suffered, to fight
Germany somewhere In France" rath-
er than In New York harbor on the
Somme, rather than on the Hudson.
In m or the other we should have
had to fight. In 1776 we sent our sons
to fight for American liberty, and we
won 1t. In 1912 We fought for the
freedom Of the sea, and we won that.
In 1851 we sent our sons to fight for
the liberty of the slave, and we won
that. Today we send u sons out to
fight for the liberty Of humanity, and
we shall win that.
#%@H -
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
PUBLICITY AND CRITICISM.

Congress shall make no law = " I"
abridging the freedom of speech or Of
the press" so reads'a clause in our
Constitution.
This Is a wise provision. The citi-
Gems Of. a democracy should at all
times know Of and be able to criticise
the management Of their affairs. In.
vestigation and criticism in the pres
ent war have been of great benefit
In Fastening u preparation by point
ing out errors that have been made.
There Ii no doubt whatever that the
great safeguards In the conduct of the
war are almost unlimited publicity and
the right Of criticism. a
We are told that constructive crit
icism Is always welcome, but who Is
to decide what IL constructive? Why
not criticism without the Adjective?
Most citizens believe that Universal
Military Training as a corrective of
our unpreparedness would have been
constructive, and yet 1t was not adopt
ed. Who can tell, II II had been ac-
cepted when irst proposed, what the
result would have been on this war!
If we had had more publicity upon
the production Of aeroplanes, shipping
and ordnance, the suggestions of think
ing men would PROFESSIONALLY have
stimulated the rapIdlty with which
these articles were being produced,
and the delays that have. occurred
might have been avoided
There are things the Government
cannot make public, and these the peo-
pie do not ask to know. But in the
main full information concerning the
progress Of preparation can safely be
given to the people. II is the peoples
war 1t is a war supported by the peo-
pie, financially and physically. and
suggestions by them should be sought
and considered.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
Ninth Federal Reserve District
/ Will Buy Any Amount, Says
Liberty Loan Chairman.
DRIVE BEGINS SEPT. 28
Selling In Northwest to Be Completed
in Five Days-Local Organizations
to Garry Out Cetails--Work-
( ers Behind Fighters.

"The people of the Ninth Federal
Reserve District will buy the amount
of Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds allotted
to them, whatever that amount may
be. They would buy these bonds even
II they did not bear any interest"
This strong statement was made by
"A. r. Rogers, chairman of the Liberty
Loan Executive Committee of this dis
trict, after careful consideration. In
explaining his confidence in the 10y
atty of the people of the Northwest,
he said:
Il am thoroughly convinced that the
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
WILL FINANCE CAMPAIGN
Patriotic Act of Americans of German
Birth in Rice County.

Rice county, Minnesota, Americans
Of German birth or descent have taken
/. positive method of showing their
owe for their adopted country.
Ilson Blodgett Of Faribault, Rice
county liberty loan chairman, received
/ communication from ONE Faribault
Americans who recited that they were
Ill of German birth or descent and
hat 1t was their desire to donate to
he Rice County Fourth Liberty Loan
committee sufficient funds to defray
II tho expenses Of the committee in
his liberty loan campaign.
The Rice county committee accepted
IS offer ard aac"''A n resolution
qress;' II. }. gyt 1T at .ijs l@y
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
NEED NO RUM STIMULANT
American Soldiers Go Over the Top on
Their Own Courage.

american soldiers go over the top
on their own courage and do not need
a rum stimulant before they start"
So says G. H. Langford Of the 102nd
Regiment of U. s. Field Artillery In
valided nome from France with a
hole in his left leg and shell-shock to
talk Liberty Loan in the United
States.
1T is quite the custom in the Euro
pean armies" said Private Langford.
ito serve out some sort Of stimulant
In the gray Of the morning before the
over the top call, This is not true OF
our Army. NO rum is served and ou'
boys do not want It. They go oyc:
with q cheer and o SMILE"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03

men dTe UOTu W
rule, the Imperial
German Govern
ment" has for a
generation been the
foe of liberty and
the enemy Of free
dom. Its whole in
fuence has been
thrown to suppress
freedom in the
four Balkan states.
1t has prevented
their peaceful de-
velopment, refused
to enforce the Urea
~ of Berlin. which
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03

14-inch shell, from $4,000 for common
shell to $4,000 for armor piercing.
~Torpedoes, 100000 to 100000 each.
Cost Of Various Guns, Based Upon
Late Contracts.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
IMPERIAL GERMANY"
WHAT 1T is
BY DR.. TALcoTT WILLIAMS,
Director Of the Columbia University
School Of journalism.

Based on the principle, immoral In
ethics, tyrannical in operation, and
perilous to all liberty, that certain
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
FOUGHT LION WITH AK
AND SAVED TRAINER
Carpenter Enters Cage When
Huge Beast Mangled Owner
in Film Play

Unexpected thrills were experienced
by more than goo motion-pcture play
crs yesterday afternoon when big
African lion chcwed and clawcd its
trainer into unconsciousness The lion
weighed SOC pounds. He attacked the
trainer, John \. Cahcll. thirty-cight. Of
1910 Long avenue, Elizabeth. y. j.. in
an especially constructed cage in the
studios Of the Paragon Film Company
at Fort Lee. Cahell was unarmed.
All were in costume to produce
film play John g. Abbott Jr.. a stage
carpenter, entered the, cage where the
lion was carrying his victim around in
his jaws Abbott beat the huge beast
back with a polcaXc. The lions skull
is believed to have been fractured by the
blows.
when the lion fell and appeared un-
able to- move, Abbott dragged the body
Of the trainer from the cage and
slammed the door shut behind him.
Cahell was removed to the Fort Lee
Hospital II is believed he will recover.
He has twenty-five deep cuts in the
back and is chewed about the head and
shoulders. 40 bones were broken
Cahel conducts lion farm at Eliza
beth and has been handling lions for
years ne mas lllduH MS ilNlR ny pro-
ducinE movinE-picturc scenes in which
lions play a prominent part. His lions
have been pictured in many film sue.
CCsscs.
Cahell was attacked mmediat tely upon
entering the cage. The lion sprang at
him and he went down. He fell on
his face and the animal clawed and
Chcwcd him Although bleeding pro-
fusely. Cahell managed to get to his
feet and when the lion again sprang at
him he grappled with the beast and
held it close to him in a seeming en-
deavor TO prevent him using his claws.
The lion then began biting him about the
head and shoulders Then Cahcll fell
unconscious on the floor Of the den.
The lion stood over him an instant,
looked around wildly, and then picked
Cahell up by the shoulder and was car
ryng him back and forth in the big
cage when Abbott came to the rescue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
ARMY HAS TAKEN 232
STATE HEALTH OFFICERS
Pennsylvania First in Number of
Men Furnished to Medical Re-
serve Corps

Harrisburg, April ~ - Tho state
Health Department has 232 Of its at.
taches I'm the Federal service or COM
missioned as officers Of the medical ofil-
GERS reserve corps.
The honor roll from the state Depart
ment OF Health begins with seven med
ical officers who have been commissioned
as majors, twenty-eight medical officers
and eight sanitary engineers who have
been commissioned as captains, 1868 med
teal officers, two sanitary engineers and
one health officer as first lieutenants, five
State officers TO various special branches
OF the service and thirteen nurses to the
nursing corps Of the army.
Doctor Roger the acting commission.
er, was commissioned "a lieutenant in
1911. captain in April. 1877, and in ad-
dition 10 his public health duties has
served as chairman OF the examining
board at Harrisburg. In this capacity he
has passed upon the professional and
physical qualifications of those entering
the medical and sanitary officers re-
serve corps aud on the physical qualifi-
cations of those entering the veterinary
officers and the dental officers reserve
corps
The medical committee OF the Council
Of Defense reports that Pennsylvania
leads all other States in the number of
medical officers entering the army.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
u. S. UNABLE TO PERMIT
PARTIAL TAX PAYMENTS
With Liberty Loan Installments Pro-
vided, Government Needs Cash
Too Badly

Washington. April 24.--Announoement
that the Governments finances will not
permit partial payments on both taxes
and Liberty Loan bonds has dimmed
hopes of business interests that the
Treasury might indorse pending lesisla-
ton providing for installment payments
of income and excess profits taxes
The Treasury Department explains
that it is impossible to grant this privi-
lege both in connection with the payment
of taxes and in connection with the pur-
chase Of Liberty Bonds statement
said 'It calls attention TO the fact
that potential Liberty Bond subscribers
who find themselves hampered for cash
by taxation requirements may purchase
bonds on the installment plan. either
through an arrangement with their
bankers or by taking advantage Of the
partial payments provided by the Gov
ernment affecting bonds OF the third
Liberty Loan"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
EDGE FAVORS LOAN DAY
Asks Observance Although Not Leg
ally Able to Declare Holiday

Trenton, April 24.-Although lacking
authority to declare next Friday legal
holiday, as suggested by Secretary Nc
Adoo, Governor Edge expresses his
sympathy with the movement for a gem
eral observance OF Liberty Day.
While it is not in my power" said
the GoVNrnor ITO make Friday q legal
holiday, ! feel I can count upon the
hearty cooperation of the State I'm
urging that all stores and public places
he closed on the afternoon Of that day
in order that employees may have full
freedom to participate I'M appropriate
ceremonies which are strongly urged for
all cities. towns and country districts.
II believe banks should keen open as
usual, since their operation is important
TO the bond campaign. Mayors and other
local governing authorities can acceI-
crate the Liberty Loan drive by making
it a special point to cooperate in their
localities in the celebration OF the day,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
GLOUCESTER co. NEAR
LIBERTY LOAN QUOTAS
Pitman First to Garry On" Has
Doubled It's Allotment of
$4,000

Woodbury., y. j.. April 2i-Liberty
Loan committees i'm Gloucester County
are swinging into the homestretch this
week and by the end Of the week II Is
expected that the ma aiority of the ten
zones in the county will have subscribed
full quotas. Pitman, the first i'm the
Third Federal Reserve District to reach
its full quota Of $4,000 on the opening
DAY Of the campaign has announced
through its chairman. Il. :. Flood. that
II had more than doubled that amount,
with subscriptions tOtalng Sl6j,00O.
Two other towns, Wenonah and Clay
ton. have oversubscribed their quotas
while Mullica Hin. Westvillc, PauIs-
boro. WilliamstOwn and GlaSsboro are
rapidly nearing the goal. Harder drives
are being planned i'm the Woodbury. and
Swedesboro zones 10 line up tardy sub
scribers.
Wadsworth Crosse, county chairman.
today announced the following subscrip-
tionS:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
FIGHT COMMISSION
IN ATLANTIC CITY
Republican Leaders Seek to
Retain County Board of
Freeholders
Atlantic city. April 20.

hihhNN NNss ahbl ~
That the Republican county machine
will fight n movement to be launched by
the Chamber of Commerce on Friday
night 10 substitute n small commission
for the County Board of Freeholders was
indicated when ex-Judge Enoch A. IIlg-
bee, solicitor for the board issued "A
statement in defense of the present sys-
tenn.
Business men have collected for sub
mission to the chamber meeting
statistics showing that Atlantic County
under the freeholder system. is paying
higher salaries for officials than any
except the largest coTHtles in the
State.
Solicitor Higbee in his statement
points TO Atlantic County's roads as
proof Of Freebooter efficiency, declar-
ing they are the equal OF those in any
state in the Union. He challenges bust.
ness men also to prove that the board
ever has awarded a contract except tc
the lowest bidder, and says it is inter-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
20 OF 32 CONVICTED
IN HINDU PLOT CASE
San Francisco Federal Court
Probes Staying of, Two De-
PENDANTS in Courtroom
San Francisco. April "a.

Twenty-nine of the thirty-two de-
PENDANTS who were charged with con-
spiracy to fOment revolution in India
were found guilty in a verdict an
nounced early this morning by jury
in the United States Court,
Ram Chandrs, Hindu publicist and
revolutionist, was shot to death in
Federal District Court here by Ram
Singh, a former employe and fellow
defendant. While Singh still pressed
the trigger Of his automatic pistol he,
too was shot and killed by James r,
Holahan, United States Marshal who
fired across the room over the heads
of the attorneys.
Such was the sensational climax to
the long-drawn out trial of thirty.two
persons charged with conspiring to
toment revolution in India The trial
strated November 20 last.
Belief that Ram Chandra had di.