Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
HELP BUSINESS
BY BUYING new
VICTORY bonds
Such is Plea of Soldier Just Home
From DHty in France On
Battieline Against Huns.
TELLS OF HARDSHIPS NET
Lack of jobs Throughout Country
Only Shows Greater Need
for Money Circulation.

It is a grand and glorious feel
I ing to be home again, through with
the fighting game and all things
which spell grief to a soldier and
right on the ground to see how theI
H folks back home put over Liberty
loans to help win the war, was the
II observation of an overseas soldier.
very recently discharged.
He continued. "One hears here
and there, some few people who say
the war is over. why should buy
more bonds? Perhaps it is not for
me to answer that question directly.
but If 40 relate some Of the things
have been up against. and how
little it seems in comparison with
what others had to accomplish,
those who do not realize the neces-
sity for this last loan, will app-a-
eiate how little they have been
called upon to do in this biggest
thing the world has ever known.
When this country entered the
big war more than two years ago.
/ went into the infantry. Through
many a weary month, our OUTFIT
went through training to fit US fer
fighting overseas. and finally, after
the grUeiling grind, the order that
every soldier wanted to hear. came
for us to entrain for the seaport
for eInbarkarion In due course CT
time, we arrived somewhere ii
France, and there received the fla
ishing touches il drill, bayonct
fighting, throwing Of grenades and
the many other things which 4
doughboy was supposed 10 be able
To do to be a good actor III the big
show.
And then came the order to
move to the front Part of the
way we rode in box cars. the next
lap was made in motor lorries, and
finally we completed out trip to the
lines on foOnt. Those first hours
under fire were perhaps the worst
we experienced. and we saw lot
of the show from that time on until
the armistice went into effect on
Nov. H. There is TO use dwelling
on our experiences. Suffice it &c
say that We might not take mil
lion for our experiences, neither
would we want to go through the
same thing for another minute for
anything.
After the big show was over,
some Of us went up to the Rhine,
while others Of US have since com
pleted the last lap Of our army ca
reeI and are experiencing that feel
ing | mentioned a bit ago. There
are innumerable things | could
mention to show that we did not
lead the life of Reilly during ser-
vice, but we did our bit TO the best
of our abilities. Some gave their
lives for the great cause, while
others of us sacrificed nothing
more than our time, the while en-
during the hardships which con
front an army while the fighting is
On.
Bought Bends,
ITO sum it up briefly, many Of us
gave two years out Of our lives.
bought Liberty bonds out of aruiv
paw. and count il a privilege now 10
have been aisle to do it Some OF Us
have come hack 10 find that our ola
positions are gone and we shalt
have to make a new start in the
business world AS nearly as we
car figure, this loan must go over
the top if business is not to be STAG
mated because of the unpaid in
debtedness OF the country. Further
than that. the money is necessary
to provide further for the comfort
Of the men who are still in the
army, and will be in it until such
time when peace really comes.
Il am sure those of US who are
neme will help put this loan over
just to see this thing through TO the
finish, and az was the case through
out the war, the people of the
United States will see to it thai
they do their bit to put this coun-
try oyer the top
ne all know that there were
some. mistakes made in operations,
but the big thing to consider IS the
result accomplished We have
gone over the top at home and
overseas. and ii looks like a cincE
to me that there will be no such
thing as failure in the last can
paign of the war
SPAIN LOANS TO ENGLAND.
Madrid April 22-Under an
agreement Spain Will loan 5000
600 pesetos to Great Britain at )
per cent in return for which Great
Britain will permit the free impor-
tation of oranges and will export
$50 600 tons of coal monthly 10
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