The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-23
Everybody In Leflore Is
Wanted To Subscribe
Their Share.
COUNTY REPORTS
ARE ENCOURAGING
Finish The Job By Over
Subscribing The Vic
tory Loan.

e AePoiIS cunning IN from tn.
various sections of the County were
more encouraging yesterday in reear.
to the subscribing of Leflore's ouota
in the Victory. Bond, there are still
scores of others who must do their
duty II 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 harness
and, are boosting the drive.
Don't wait until soliciting COM
mittee calls on you, reminding YOU Of
your duty. Beat them to it, subscribe
today. If it's 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. TIL,
Victory Notes bind the Victory. Buv
today.
The war ended a 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.
1t vas not mere force of arms that
won the war. Our elaborate prepar-
atlons 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.
ts' crops not harvested keFpesf . winl II.
he war.
The men in the environments, the
boys OF the S. A. T. c., the women
s7it ng socks and rolling bandages. |
helped to win the war. The situation |
xas known in Germany.
The spirit OF the American peon,e
Is eFldenced in their purchase of Lib |
'rty Bonds; their voluntary lnnita-t
Ions on food; the women taking tn.
'laces of men drafted for seryice;~ tn.
hlidren using their pennies to buy
thrift Stamps, all helped win the war
All these preparations had the ap
roval of the American people. They
lad Your approval. The only criticism
vas that we. were not doing enough.
sy their attitude while the money wac
elng sent the American people guar
nteed payment of the bills.
Our enormous expenditures paid. It
'as only the men and the thinao that
7e sent across, but what was coming
hat destroyed German morale. Had
re shown less vigor, and had the war
asted six months longer, the War
department. estimates that America
'ould have lost one hundred thous-
nd more men,
The bills must now be paid. Some
the items are: Demobi!ization OF
ne army; maintenance of the navy: /,
ne adjustment of war contracts not :
ompleted ;the civil administration.
Patriotism inspired US to support )
,e Government to the limit while the !.
ar was ON; it requires us to pay tn, Is
of the bills when the vic
ny is won.
1t is essential that everybody take
is share oil the Loan, not cnly tui
row his patriotism, not only to ex-
'ess his gratitude for victory, but
) a matter of good business; for :
lde distribution of the loan anon. !
le people means that the banks will :
I've funds to back industry and apri- :
llture. and thus insure the employ
ent Of labor.
It will prove sound financial in :
.stment to all who hold their secur-
les until the investment market gets !,
lck to normal. The interest is paid :.
full at maturity, as certainly as :.
e American Government endures.
This is the last general war loan :
at will be Offered to our people. 1
hen it Is subscribed. we win have
nished our Job. Let's bring the boys
'ck hone and clean the thing up
It's be mastered out wearing ourl
edal Of Hcnor; the victory Loaal
alton. Sc.
is
Mr.. W: Vardaman has returned Il