Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ps?'- ^ SOCK MONEY MUST COMB OUT TO PROTECT FARMER | ^ gi Tr \ -cr ' Since the dark ages the farmer?the ??? most peace-loving cUizen?has been , the man who suffered most from war. -?F Sis crops, hia everything, aro usually I fSa V consumed by the invading armies. Bat the farmer is a warrior nrhen he once realizes that war is the only ^SS5 thing that will keep him free. Since _ the war was declared against the cenK|^gn?^r tral powers he lias not had the same chance to quickly grasp what it is all But now he is coming to a full , knowledge of the barbarous enemy wliich we are at war, stjrnt' Reports from the rural districts S^7'\ throughout the Fifth federal reserve district indicate that the farmers are ready to assist in a heavy subscription y to the third Liberty Loan. k**/ We are now in the crucial year of the war Our boys are at the front, . & . hundreds of thousands of them in the .)j trenches and a million more ready to fr 20. The treasury department has the whole burden of the war on its shoul|r - Everv nickel and dime that can be raked up and scraped together will help Uncle Som whip tho Hun. Don't " -STI think the money left in the sock or - " --5^ other hiding plnces will help. It must he put into Liberty bonds. - Kaiser's Pulpits "ZHT ft \ (Continued From First Page.) 1 'ficr^t +Tir> cuisd r\f Timrioni + v anil / uft Christianity. 9%$ "The Germans are the very nearest ' AxU *? ^e ^ord." Pastor Walter Lehmann. Wi 6 ?? *? war a3 Christians, JfIS' precisely as Christians, as we Germans ?"N ' Jy understand Christianity. Thus we can ?tsftW^h God will we go about our 1 ai ^ork. Can the Kussians, the French, | ? }/ fa the Serbians, the English say this? JNo, not one of theni; only we (iermans can say it. Sm^iLa "If God is for us, who can be against us? It is enough for us to be ]Urfaf'0& "Germany is the future of huJjMyb2L*\ inanity. He who in these days sets forth to defend the German hearth, sets forth in a holy fight; he sets IligXjK^ forth to a great, incomparable Divine ; service, in which, indeed, one neither l&ill" prays nor sings, but in which one ?||j? . stakes life itself, this single, sweet, oeioveu lire, ior me me or me wnoie nation, a nation which is God's seedfF ['^0- corn for the future. \-\uWe can?it may sound strange, hut it has its deep meaning?we can ' sa^': *ove our ear^1^ fatherland so much that we gladly barter our ^6^" heavenly for it. /*y 3==^ "The German soul is the world's , souL God and Germany belong to one another. The German soul is SwfcwjWfc God's soul; it shall and will rule; ! over mankind. "Am I exaggerating when I say that jwrf&Xl ^ve ^ie present time, when lyPass*on> selfishness prevail around ' ^ ^ve <tro itciuan.y mu j'luj'jc Jpy^/fy God has chosen for His heirs, feel ourselves in this fight, if not His chosen fr/fflyffi people, yet?in all humility?the instrument of God. "Oh, ihat the German god may perY meate the world; oh, that eternal vic"""^5^? ^or'V ma^' blossom before the God of ^ie German soul." SI1M! ? Pastor Karl Koenig. i U/ ' j(l i 11 ^ "God does not will the war, hut lie j&*(i wills that we, as Germans, shall will Q&' ^?^5* f rnn.lA^i VinrvmcA nflinrwic^ T\*A (*f\ D - h?v7 not fulfill our great task in the service of mankind, and be enable.] to W become a source of light and love, of \ truth, virtue and religion. We GerJ mnns no^ war' will and were bound to will freedom. And because they would not let us have it, it was Cod's will that we wmi should will the war {?? AW "i Pastor John Rump. "We must fight, not only for our far** ?} existence as a nation, but also for all JX \f/^ i *-10 treasures of KuJtur which the jw German race, in ali parts of the world, 1^- 6th. 'va has acquired for the world's good. The German though in the "world lias prove-l its beneficent might, has shown Hfe ? gj what it means to pro to work with all |n||^ ? jn your strength in the name and power ?&*? &. ep "Thus we see, and thus the world maf- |l Y-jj sees, our kaiser; a heroic figure, in J truth a knight by the grace of God, both king and prophet, prince and servant, not only the general bent jL "* upon victory, but also bis people's prayerful house-priest. "Brethren and sisters! In a moment Bwe, the children of modern humanity, have become the hairs of Israel, the people of the Old Testament covenant. We shall be the bearers of Gods promises, the lhing proof that it is not mnn who creates history, but God through man. "Germany shall bo the Israel of tue "We fight?thanks and praise be to 8$ Hi G?a ?for the cause of Jesus within jjjl mankind." ' * M Samuel Gompers says: "Liberty bonds are a safe investment, and it is ^ a patriotic duty to subscribe for them." SHOWS ?? y?MM?m mm These who are tie Goverranei The above is a reproduction of t of the third Liberty Loan. It will to be filled in in proportion as the The government has iesned a circular describing the honor emblems : to be awarded for work in the third . Liberty Loan campaign, from which j excerpts are printed below. All of I these emblems are capable or oemg ! "won by small places. In addition to the flags and honor roll, Liberty Bond buttons are not to bo forgotten. Each button proves that one citizen has , been loyal by buying a bond. Volun| teer -workers, such as speakers and i chairmen of committees, may wear the ! volunteer buttons. The government's plan is presented as follows: Explaining the System. j The purpose of this circular is xo [ explain the honor flag and honor roll ; system which has been adopted by 1 the Liberty Loan organization, with the endorsement of Secretary McAdoo,, for national use during the third Liberty Loan campaign. The chief purpose of the system is ' to arouse a spirit of competition between towns, counties, villages and [ states in onaKing tne dost recorua m j sales of third Liberty Loan bomls. All of the insignia and equipment for use in connection with the plan will be supplied by the treasury dei partment and distributed through the | Federal Reserve banks. It consists of ; a specially designed honor flag for communities, a window sign bearing a reproduction of the honor flag, a large "hrmnr mil to which is to be attached I the names of all subscribers in each community, a large honor flag to be awarded to states, and a national honor flag which will be unfurled at Washi ington. Eqiupment You Will Require, j The honor flag to be awarded to communities is 36x54 inches and con1 - 1 ? ^ 11+T- n-P rnfi. I StrilCICU xroin a yuuu yuam.. I torial like that used in the navy. It 1 has a red border and a white center, j and three vertical blue stripes indicaj tive of the third Liberty Loan campaign. This flag will be awarded to each community that subscribes the sales quota set for it by its federal I reserve district Liberty Loan cominittee. As an additional honor em hlem, a blue star, to uc sewea into : the white field of the flap, will be ! awarded to communities every time ( they increase their quotas by 100 per : cent. In other words, if a town's j quota is $100,000, it will be entitled ! to an honor flag when its subscriptions reach this amount; when its I -ppfirli .<*200.000 it will be I i 1|/V?V?? I entitled to one blue star. and for each j additional $100,000 it will receive an- ; other star. j The window card will be 7x0 inches i and will benr a reproduction of the j : honor flag and a space for the sub-1 1 scribers nr.me. When a bond is sold the name of the purchaser should be : written in by the bond salesman, or it j can bo written in by the subscriber himself. The subscriber then will be expected to plnr-e this card in the window of liis residence or place of business. Honor Roll. ' The honor roll will be inches j and bear a largo reproduction of the honor flag and those words. "Help our town win the right to fly this flag, and "These arc the people of our-town who are helping to win the war by investing in United states ! government bonds of the third Liberty Lonn." A space is reserved at the , i bottom of the honor roll for nttar-h insr lists of names or suii.o! cfil co^TMttoPs inay substitute the i nnir.es of their own communities or other designation for the words "'our | town'' if they desire to (lo so. The greatest lienor that- can come . to any town in this eniripaitrn will l?e | to win the rigrlit. to fly the first honor j i ?aj in the United States. Great in lTRIOTISM OF C( i ir?n iii iib m an?i1m?ii i inrw imiih are ike people of Qui Ipin^ to win me war hy "\4 Rnn An rvT fte Tiiinl L he "Honor Roll,*' which Trill bear th< be supplied to any community by t! community is pat riotic. terest can bo aroused in this feature of the campaign bccause any single unit, regardless of its size or location, may compete for this honor. The -_i__ ?i ?: :i. omy requisite to win mug n, ia mo showing of results by the Liberty Loan bond sales committee. You cannot do better than to impress this point on every one in your community. Call particular attention to the fact that this is the finest way on earth to got your town on the map. The name of tho town that wins this honor will be flashed from coast to coast by the biggest press associations in the country and it doubtless will be on the front page of virtually every metropolitan newspaper in the United States the day after the first flag is won. Other Honors. Next in importance to winning the TiorVif 'Att- flm ruf Vinnnr flflcr in t.hrt United States is to have the privilege of unfurling the first honor flag in your state. p]ven if you do not win this second honor all hope is not lost, for you still can be the first unit in r\ -P -flio ofofa f rv win f V> n J UUi 4/J.VJU. Vi. uuu otuiw bv v * aaa V>>V right to fly the flag; failing again, you can strive to gain unit honors in your county, and last, but not least, you should try to win this right before the local unit that is your keenest rival for honors of all kinds. Tho helpfulness of the window sign and the honor rolls in selling bonds anif obtaining the honor flag cannot bo overestimated. Every subscriber to the loan, regardless of the amount of his subscription, is entitled to a window sign. The great importance of displaying it HOW FARMERS CAN BRING LABORERS BACK TO LAND JUuring me coming season the farmers will be in need of help upon the land as never before. Farm hands have been attracted to the great labor centers by the unusual high wages offered; wages with which the farmer cannot compote. Now, then, let every fanner?and every loyal person?ponder on this: Whenever you resist the temptation to buy a needless article you will save the labor of some skilled mechanic to replace it, in order to keep up the supply. Thousands of skilled me chanics, whose time would thus be saved, would be released to go to the shipyards, munition shops and the like. If every farmer would grasp this lifesaving fact and act upon it, and encournge others to do so, it would stop the drain of labor from the farms; it would undoubtedly send back to the land the unskilled hands who have left it for government employment and who have not been trained for such work. o AXTI-SPY SLOGANS. The following are culled from a series of slogans submitted by the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World: If you know anything Germany would like to Know, let mis uc* vuui speechless Jay. Keep vour eyes pooled, your heart steeled, your lips sealed?don't talk! Your idle prattle may lose a battle. Don't tell all you know. One Go;\?nan army lias already occupied America?the. invisible ho^t of spies is everywhere. Pon't tf.lk! Swat the fly! Snot the spy! Spies feed upon little crumbs of conversa lion, little rrlrmces of observation. JStorve them out! Don't t?'ll all you know to people you don't! Keep your eyes op^n. Report suspicious persons who ask curious ques IMMUNITY - I ???aaea' ti V i - . ^ ur Town ntheiMl \-/ I investing in #|I|Sf ikerty iSan W ; ixames of tliose who purchase bonds he treasury department at Washington, _1 IT 1 _ ? 1 ?.,V snouiu De impressed upon cvrrvv ouir scriber. Once he has placed it in his window, it will begin to have advertising value, particularly in the minds of persons who have not bought bonds. It is obvious that if John Smith has a flag in his window, Samuel Jones, who lives next door to Smith, will want to have one, also. Of equally as great value will be the honor rolls. They should be placed in the most conspicuous locations in your communit3*, such as the Liberty Loan headquarters, postoflice, banks, railroad stations and any other points 1? .j: wnere a numDer ox pcrauus aic uttti; to congregate or pass. Celebrating Your Victory. A fitting celebration should mark the raising of the flag. If your community is the first in the United States to win the right to fly it, you should obtain a speaker of national reputation to deliver an ad<lress. If you win the state honor, your goivernor doubtless will be pleased to make an address for you. iiven lr you snouia not win either of these two honors, the fmgr raising should be a big event in your community. You might have a holiday declared in your schools and utilize the school children in a hug? parade. Persons who have bought Liberty bonds might be permitted to oc? /l?cfin/?+ivA sfvtinn of the Da V/UJ/J Cb A ( rade. I This honor flag plan is one that j -will separate the quick and the (lead towns beyond all shadow of doubt. It puts the classification right up to the citizens of the communities themj selves. tions. Three cowboys caught the spy whose papers exposed Benedict Arnold. Keep a sharp lookout. o BUY EONDS, SAYS BOX. If every woman in America cor? ~ - A-1 - - '? ? ^ 1 a on ?* / \ f -rr 4* r\ ri'cu.y uxtu' ivuu mt omtu inni self in an investment in a Liberty Loan bond. I doubt if there -would bo I many bonds left for the men to buy. These bonds should have an unusual I attraction to a woman left with small "?vi /-.O ^ o 4-/-V Inr/vof C?tn/?A clifl lQ fTf* O illCvlilO IV lii v vOlj k.'liV AU ^ A ally not as well informed as a man with regard to safe investments. She wants to put her money where it is : safe, because, as a rule, it is all that 1 she has, but she does not know where ; to put it. There are thousands of such womer: all through the country who are naturally timid about investing their money, and I wish that my words might reach every woman so . . 1.-v .1 cVia 1 aaIt ? r> y Vl ri T* jfiiiCUU nu III til flliC uuguL luwn un i self into the unusual opportunity ofj fered licr for <1 safe haven for her | money. Her own intelligence would thon quickly convince her that her ! dream of placing her money where sho ; cannot lose it had come true. If any word of mine can lielj> such a woman i to reach a decision, I am only too glad j to speak it and to urge her to do the i double duty that is hers: First, the duty to the safety of her own money, j and, second, the duty that she performs to her country when she buys a I Liberty bond.?Edward Bok, editor of , the Ladies' Ilome Journal. o Your country is calling you. What ! is your answer? , Will you ghe yourself, your money : or only your sympathy? When the shattered wreeks of man i nooa return, jrnc: wui men enrer mro your soul if yru have net given every i waking rnonien4 and every available ; penny in support of those who are i making the "supreme sacrifice."