Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-19

I man, woman and child in America are
boosting for you and rejoicing in your
| triumphs Oh! how wonderful it all
is for you, and the glory of it all. All
of us are doing our bit and doing it
| cheerfully, to help win the war. Not
only Liberty Bonds, Thrift and War
Stamps, Salvation Army, Y M G. A.
War Work and every other good thing,
especially the Red Cross, are getting
all they ask for, but best of all you
have our prayers, hearts and souls
along with you every hour of the day,
and when the victorious news comes
to us, we rejoice greatly.
This war is going to change not
only the geography and history of the
whole world, but will change the peo-
pie living on the face of the earth, for
it will teach us sacrifice and greater
| love for each other than we have ever
known in all the ages gone by 1t will
be impossible for the Allies to accept
anything less than complete subjH
cation of Germany, for otherwise we
will be going around in a circle, ar
irving Just where we began, while all
the sacrifices will have been in vain.
This America and all our brave boys
"Over There" are not going to permit,
are we? Just know this that when the
smoke of battle and noise of guns have
ceased, we will be a better people out
of it all-your sacrifice and the sac
rifice of us all will be for the good
of all the world. You and all our
boys will be glad to remember you
offered your life for our Countrywide
grandest and noblest gift a man can
make
October 2, 1918 (Continued,l Note
the time since beginning this.
You should have been here yester-
day to see the Liberty Bond parade
! (the 4th one). Every man, woman
and child in this town and county who
had a kinsman in France or in one
of the camps, was in the parade with
their service flag lifted high, all the
way from one star to six, and one old
negro at the end of the line had IL
stars. Guess he claimed plenty, whole
and half kin. 1t was a grand sight
and touched all our hearts with pride
in our soldier boys. 1 should have
paraded for you and the other four,
but happened to be no relation. have
nephew at Camp Jackson, Columbia,
S. c., whose mother represented him
in the march. Well, that Liberty Loan
is sure going through and cover The
Top" AS your victories increase, the
the enthusiasm among everybody in
creases, and you can bet none of you
are forgotten for a single minute in
the day. Don't think the bond will
need any boosting and the way every
body is going into 1t, is beautiful
indeed.
The Rotary club of Atlanta has
opened lovely club house for the
soldiers on Peachtree, near the Wine
cuff Hotel 1t has every convenience,
comfort and plenty of entertainment
every day and the boys from Fort Nc
Pherson (Which is now a convalescent
camp for the boys from oVerseas)
come to 1T every day to be amused
there. Plenty of friends bring them in
their cars for the whole day and you
should hear how they enjoy it. Also
the Masonic Temple has opened up
very beautiful club rooms for the sold
iers with every kind of comfort and
amusement for them all. Of course,
you know already how everybody loves
the soldiers, SO this is no news for
you. All of you will be so petted and
INDUCED when the war is over, moth
ing will be good enough for you.
There is nothing of much interest
to write you about, as all we know
now is about the war, and now that
the older men are going to be called,
all the women viii have to work the
harder. Even old wen like myself
will have to do without lots of good.
nice things and work for the men,
but this is just what have been do
ing so long l don't know how to be
idle, and now that have bought an
other bond, will put in extra time on
the job. We all get more salary, 80
that is some consolation to counter
mand sugar and -four" shortage.
am enclosing card showing
where / am working as stenogra-
pher - corner Broad and Poplar
streets-just back Of the Flatiron
Building. Can see Camp Gordon boys