The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-04-23
LET'S SPEED THE
HOME COMING OF
THE US. SOLDIERS
Everybody In Leflore Is
Wanted To Subscribe
Their Share.
COUNTY REPORTS
ARE ENCOURAGING
Finish The Job By Over
Subscribing The Vic
tory Loan.

While reports coming in from th
various sections of the County were
more encouraging yesterday in regard
to the subscribing of Leflore's quota
in the Victory Bond, there are still
scores of others who must do their
duty If we are to speed the home
coming of our soldiers. The indica-
tons are that active work has now
been started in every precinct and
! many are getting into the harnes
and are boosting the drive.
Don't wait until a soliciting com
n1ittee calls on you, reminding you of
your duty. Beat them to it, subscribe
today. If its impossible for you to
leave your business and come to the
headquarters, telephone and find out
your quota and mail your check. You
are under obligations to the govern
ment to help square our debts. The
Victory Notes bind the Victory. Buy
today.
The war ended year earlier than
anybody expected it to end. It was
the throwing of all our resources into
the scales that won the war in 1918.
It was not mere force of arms that
won the war. Our elaborate prepar-
ations and the use of all our resources
broke the heart of the Hun.
The ships not launched, the planes
not assembled, the guns not mounted.
the crops not harvested, helped to win
the war. -
The psssi IN. the environments, the
boys of the S. A. T. c., the women
knitting socks and rolling bandages.
helped to win the war. The situation
was known in Germany.
The spirit OF the American people
as evidenced in their purchase of Lib
erty Bonds; their voluntary limita-
tlons on food; the women taking th.:
places of men drafted for service; the.
Children using their pennies to buy
Thrift Stamps, all helped win the war
All these preparations had the ap.
proval of the American people. They
had your approval. The only criticism
was that We were not doing enough.
By their attitude while the money wac
being sent the American people guar
anteed payment of the bills.
Our enormous expenditures paid. 1t
nn1v tho mon and ho fhirrc th,
we sent across, but what was coming
that destroyed German morale. Had
we shown less vlgor, and ha, The war
lasted six months longer, the War
Department estimates that Amer1.e
would have lost one hundred thous-
and more men.
The bills must now be paid. Some
of the items are: Demobilization OF
the army; maintenance of the navy;
the adjustment OF war contracts not
completed ;the civil administration.
Patriotism inspired US to support
the Government to the limit while the
war was on; it requires us to pay the
remainder of the bills when the VIC
tory is won.
1t is essential that everybody take
his share OF the Loan, not only to
show his patriotism, not only to ex-
press his gratitude for victory, but
as matter of good business; for a
wide distribution of the loan amon.;
the people means that the banks will
have funds to back industry and agri-
culture, and thus insure the employ
ment Of labor.
It will prove sound financial in
. vestment to all who hold their secur-
tiles until the Investment market gets
back to normal. The interest is paid
IN iuli at maturity, as certainly as
the american Government endures.
Thls IS the last general war loan
that will be offered to our people
when it is subscribed, we will have
finished our job. Let's bring the boys
back home and cieaa the thing up
: Let's be mustered out wearing GU,
Medal Of Honor; the Victory Loa.
Button
Mr.. w. 5. Vardaman has returned
home from oxford, where he has beer
for several days.