Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-17
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cess. representatives being present
from many parts of the county. At
| torney F. r. Bentley, county chairman
presided and spoke of the opposition
which had met previous loans. He
said that some men for town offices
had met defeat at the recent election
because they were loyal to this coun-
try; because they were active in Lib
erty loans. Mr.. Bentley said he was
glad there were lin the county Amerl-
cans who are made of such royal stuff.
e. J. Kearney, Milwaukee, sales di-
rector for Wisconsin, first spoke OF
the previous loans and what was ex-
pected at this one. The loans are
made, he explained, to pay the certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness held by the
banks. The banks loan money to the
government from time to time, and
when the debt is great enough loan
is made to reimpurse the banks.
| The government has been extrava-
giant in the expenditure Of money, he
explained. When the war began it was
never dreamed it would be necessary
to place 100000 men in uniform. The
most positive said that it would be i'm
possible to get more than 100000 men
across the sea. a
When the United States entered ule
war there was no artillery here and
no shops were prepared to make 1t.
Much money was spent in preparing
TO make cannon and the German
agents (they were everywhere found
it out and notified the fatherland. Be-
cause Germany saw America was In
earnest and that vast army would
soon be in the field, they gave up the
fight, thus saving the lives of thou
sands of American boys. We spent
the money and saved the lives OF the
young men-he was glad the money
was so spent.
He said the Germans in this country
did not know the real intent of the
junker party in Germany and were,
therefore, deceived. The men who
courted the German vote in politics
are a thousand times more to blame
than the German who had thought so
dearly of his country.
AS to the slackers, he did not feel
sorry for them, even though they We're
punished, but he did feel sorry for
the mothers whose sons had to meet
injury or death ON the battlefield.
He spoke of the fact that the United
States is Germany's best friend Our
ships are carrying food to their fam
ishing people already He mentioned
hat the dates of installment payment
were significant, July IA being the date
of the great French celebration, and
November II the date of the signing
Of the armistice.
The speaker was followed by T. F.
Risley Of Baraboo, publicity chairman
of Sank county. Mr.. Risley submit
ted the following plan:
Monday, April 81, is to be voluntary
subscription day. Everyone is asked
to go to his usual voting place and
make voluntary subscription. This
subscription, it is planned to make a
roll of honor.
There is being prepared letter
which will be mailed to 1000 or 5000
people next week, telling of the condi-
tions of the loan.
The war exhibit train is part of
the public ty feature.
1t is hoped it will be possible to
have feature film at the Al. Ringing
theatre next Saturday This will por-
tray from official sources where much
of the money from previous loans was
spent.
Mr.. Risley said that Sauk county in
this campaign would be placed on its
honor, and he believed that Is per
cent would be on the honor roll
County Chairman of Speaking A. S.
Kingsford said the big thing to urge
is morale to carry on this loan. Amer
, lea is a nation worth living in, worth
!, fighting for, and is worth paying the
:, bill for. We have won the war and
, the bills have got to be paid. No more
honorable debt was ever incurred by
any nation in the world. 1t is better
to pay this loan than to pay for shells
to kill. 1t is an honest-debt. All the
great powers are looking to America
to hold the great forces of civilization
together. Mr. Kingsford urged the
town chairmen to stick to the job and
see it through.
Women to Aid
II Master Engineer O'Keefe, Madison
32d Division Engineers, gave an inter
Testing talk on the work Of establish
ing the camp at Waco. On the triI
;, from Brest to the front he said the
boys sat up four days and four nights
He said there were three things the
American army had: good clothes
good things to eat, and plenty of am
munition. His division was the frs
Ito go into German territory. He wa
lin five hospitals and three casualt.
IS camps In all of these there was al
n WAYS plenty Of Irish potatoes to ca