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[ GERMAN LOSSES
FIXED AT 300,000
OFFICIAL FRENCH STATEMENT
SAY8 GERMAN8 ARE SENDING
WOUNDED TO BELGIUM.
TO OECIEVE THEIR PEOPLE
Kaiser Would Not Have His People
Know Awful Slaughter of His Men
at the Western Front.
Washington.?A French official estimate
of the German losses in the
great battle on the western front puts
their casualties at between 275,000 and
300,000 men. The Germans are nenH.
ing most of their wounded to Belgium,
it is declared, to conceal from the German
people their heavy losses.
It has been possible to identify, the
disp&trb says, nearly 100 German divisions.
more than 10 of which were
twice engaged. Some of the divisions,
it is declared, had to be relieved at |
the end of the first day after losing
more than half their men.
The dispatch follows:
"After an 11 days' offensive, during
which the Germans have recklessly
pushed forward their attacking waves,
one may gather u fairly accurate estimate
of their losses.
"In the first place, it has been possible
to idently nearly 100 of their
divisions since the beginning of the
offensive, more than 10 of which were
twice engaged. Some divisions had
to be relieved at the end of the first
day, having lost more than half of
their men; such was the case of the
45th and the 88th. The latter has
been nearly entirely wipe out. Among
those that have suffered the most are
the 5th, 12th, 28th and 107th divisions,
ai well as the 2nd (Prussian guard),
the 16th, the 21st and 26th divisions
of reserves.
"In the second place, an enormous
number of corpses were found on the
oauieground. and the prisoners on be- I '
ing questioned acknowledge the extent |
of the losses of their respective units.
"To conceal from the German people
the heavy sacrifices that their offensive
methods required, the Germans
are sending most of their wounded
to Belgium.
"It is not an exaggeration to estimate
the total of their losses at between
275,000 and 200,000 men."
GERMAN ARMIES' ADVANCE
ALMOST AT A STANDSTILL'
the advance of the German
armies in Picardy has come almost to
a halt, there has been severe fighting
on the extreme edge of the battle
zone. Encounters in which large
forces have been engaged have occurred
north of Moreuil, but there
seems to be no decided advantage
gained by the Teutonic invaders. They
c!aim to have taken heights and to
have carried a wood in advance of
their line near Moreuil. but the British
say that they have driven back
the enemy from positions they have
occupied elsewhere in this sector.
The French lines further south have
stood Arm against savage assaults, especially
in the region of Montdidier
and eastward of that place along part
of the line which wus subjected to a
terrific strain for two days late last
week. In a number of sectors the
French have surged forward ami
taken hard-earned ground from the
Germans and have established their
lines Bolidly along the Oise river. The i
expected allied counter-offensive has I
not yet come, but the Germans, who i
are reported to be entrenching along i
the French front, evidently expect it ]
there. <
The elements have been rt work
in delaying the German advance, i
Rains are reported along the French
and British fronts. Wet weather. If I
continued, would handicap further advance
of the Germans and be of in- |
finite value to the allies, who are mov- |
Ing their forces and supplies over |
solid ground instead of around which
ha* been churned Into a condition |
where every step i* beset by difTtcul- ]
tie*. j
EVERYTHING ON OUTCH
3HIP8 TO BE SEIZED 1
Washington.?Formal orders for the
trying over of all tackle, apnarel. furnuure
and equipment, including bunk- (
er coal and stores belonging to the (
Dutch ships In American ports which
have been seised by the United '
States were Issued bv President Wil*
i
eon. Some of the masters of th? ves- (
eels removed, or a'tempted to remove,
navigating instruments, glasses and
other equipment when fbev surrendered
poasesalon of their ships.
6,000 WORKMEN AT NAVY
f YARDS HAVE WALKED OUT
Norfolk, Va.?With the strike
spreading to other trades. It Is esMmated
that fully 5.000 men. principally I
union carpenters, have quit govern- |
ment work at the various government ]
bases and the navy yard. Union lead- (
era claim there are a great many more
than this number, but the figures are ,
oenevea to be correct, work at the ]
Hampton Roads naval baae. at the ,
army depot at Buah'a Bluff, Is almost (
jL' - at a standstill. i
The
WILL H. HAYS
Will H. Hays, the new chairman of
the Republican National committer,
though only thirty-'.ght years old, has
developed the natural Indiana gift of
politics from the precinct organization
through the state chairmanship
and right into his present position
without a hitch In his record for success
as a political organizer. In the
last general election as chairman of
the Indiana organization he turned
what looked like defeat into a big Re
publican victory. Me la a lawyer with
a large practice.
SUBSTITUIED INFERIOR METAL
RESPONSIBLE FOR PART OF DE'.AY
IN PROGRAM SAYS NORTH
CAROLINA SENATOR.
Investigation Into Oelay Started By
Senate Military Committee in Secret.?90
Days Behind Schedule.
Washington-.?Investigation Into delay
In the airplane program was begun
by the senate military committee
behind closed doors after several days
of discussion in the senate which culminated
In the assertion by Senator
Overman, of Ncrth Carolina, that part
of the trouble was due to German
spies in the Curtlss plant which as
extensive government contracts.
Members of the committee were
pledged to secrecy and Chairman
Chamberlain announced that no statement
would be issued until the inquiry
nad been completed.
MaJ. Gen. George O. Squires, chief
signal officer, and Colonel Deeds, of
the aviation branch, were the first
witnesses called. They remained
with the committee nearly four hours.
The committee plans to hear Maj.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, who has just
returned from a visit to the American
front in France. Later Commander
Briigs. of the British flying
corps; Colonel VValdon. of the American
signal corps, and Howard Coffin,
chairman of the aircraft board, will
be called.
Senator Overman furnished Chairman
Chamberlain with the names of
his informants, so that they can be
called. His speech followed charges
that instead of having by July 1. 12.000
airplanes in France or ready for
shipment as provided in the original
pmgram. that number would total
only 37 and that the American airplane
pr?gram was 90 days behind
seehdule
Senator Overman said although he
would make no charge against any
one employe of the Curtiss concern,
there were spies there and were he
secretary of war he would commandeer
tne plant and put in new employes.
A metallic brace used in the
construction of airplane frames from
which a piece of metal had been removed
and lead inserted so as to
weaken it. was exhibited by the senator
as a sample of spies' work.
The first machine tested at the
plant fell, he said, and on investigation
showed that this tampering had
been the cause. A delay of two
months followed, while government
Inspectors went over every airplane
part in order to replace parts which
spies had weakened.
DEATHS AMONG TROOPS
IN AMERICA INCREASED.
Washington.?Although health conditions
in general among the troops
trlanlng in this country are described
in this week's reports of the division
of field sanitation as "very good."
deaths among the soldiers increased
from ISO the week before to 22.1.
Pneumonia increased in the national
?'-my and regulars, but in the national
g-ard all epidemic diseases are declining.
BAYS BERGER WILL GET
ALL DISLOYAL VOTES.
Oconto. Wis.?United States Senator
Key Pittman. of Nevada, speaking
In behalf of the candidacy of Joseph
K. Davl?s. for senator, said that Victor
L. Berger. the socialist candidate
'will get every disloyal vote in the
*tate." He referred to Congressman
Irvine L. Lenroot. the republican candidate
as "a supporter of our cause in
the war and a half supporter of 'he
commander-in-chief of the army."
For
FORI
100,000 AMERICAN
SOLDIERS TO FRONT
PERSHING'S ENTIRE FORCE HA8
BEEN GIVEN INTO HANDS
OF GENERAL FOCH.
ON THIER WAY TO FRONT
Germans Lose Great Numbers In Killed
and Wounded?French and
British Make Gains.
The American army in France is to
fight shoulder to shoulder with the
British and French troops who now
are engaged in the titanic struggle
with the Germans in Picardy. General
Pershing's entire force has been
given into the hands of General Foch
the new generalissimo, who is to use
the men where he desires.
More than 100.00 Americans, intensively
trained and fully accoutered,
are available or immediate use in aid
ing to stem the tide of the German
hordes, and large numbers of them,
nri rnllrnn/T tral?n ?-1 4??*?
? ii oiiio auu in uiuiur irut'Ks,
and even afoot, already are on their
way to the battle front, eager to dc
their part In defeating the Invaders.
The miserable weather which has
broken over the country is proving no
deterrent to the Americans as they
push forward from all directions toward
the battle zone.
The acceptance by France of General
Pershing's offer for all American
men and material for the present
emergency has in effeat virtually re
suited in a unified army command,
so far as the French army and Ameri
can forces are concerned. This is
shown by the fact that the orders is
sued to the American troops are ol
French origin.
Great activity continued throughout
the zone where the American troops
are quartered, etc., as sent.
Even more activity was observed
behind the German lines opposite the
American front on the Toul sector. An
entire battalion was seen on the
march. Infantry at other points was
being shifted about, while the cavalry
also was seen again. Numerous
automobiles of members of the German
staff made their appearance behind
the lines.
Thrpo A morloon J
... vv Ivan |;ati uin pcilCli aitTU
the enemy's lines. One patrol went
In until electrically charged barbed
wire was encountered. This was cut.
j Enemy sniping posts took warning and
j opened Are on the Americans, who
were forced to retire. No casualties
were suffered.
Another patrol inspected German
front line trenches, but did not encounter
a single German. The third
patrol penetrated the enemy's wire
field to a French airplane which fell
there last week. The engine of the
plane was found to have been removed.
The enemy gas-shelled the American
batteries without effect.
On Way to Front Lines.
Washington. ? The announcement
that American soldiers actually are on
their way to the fighting lines to take
j places beside their hard-pressed BritI
ish and French allies, sent a thrill
! throughout the national capital. It
| was the first positive statement that
General Pershing's forces actually are
on their way to the battle lines to help
stem the tide of the German drive.
The American soldiers previously
I rfifPrrPii rn In tho aPT1/?IoI ??
J being in the fighting are believed to
i have been the engineers or other auxI
illary troops, which probably were
| caught at their work, as they were a
' few months ago at Cambrai when
( the Germans suddenly enveloped par,
ties of British forces behind their lines
; in a swift turning movement
The sending of General Pershing's
| fighting troops to places in the BritishFrench
line has been expected by mll|
itary experts to follow the creation of
I a unified command under the French
j chief of staff. General Foch. and Gen;
eral Pershing's formal offer of all the
i available American resources.
KING GEORGE VISITS
HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE
London.?Reuter's correspondent at
British headquarters in France, de
scribing King George's visit to the
front, says:
"In the course of an inspection the
king visited an airdrome, where he inspected
an American section, the mem
bers of which he congratulated upon
thoir fine and smart appearance.
praise which was well justified, for a
likelier looking set of lads never yet
swore to drive Huns out of the air.
JAGGED BITS OF GLASS
FOUND IN BAKERS' BREAD
New York ?Warning to the public
"to be most careful in the future when
eating bread. rolU, cakes and pastry."
because "Jagged bits of glass have
been found in flour, bread and bread
wrappers." was issued.
The warning added that "complaints
of this character have been sufficiently
froquent to warrant the board in
publishing this warning, much as V.
dislikes to be put in the position of
seeming to unduly alarm the public."
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C MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, AP
GENERAL FOCH
General Foch, the great French
strategist, has been placed in supreme
command of all the entente allied |
armies.
GERMAN CASUALTIES 400,000
i
; THE BRITISH REGAIN GROUND
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
SOMME RIVER.
I
I
British Have Repulsed Heavy Attacks
1 and Driven Germans Back Across
the Ancre River.
i I
The stretch of the great German
offensive In France apparently is fast
diminishing. On the seventh day of
the titanic battle there were strong
indications that the eneiriy was feeli
ing materially the strain he had unj
dergone and that his power had been
greatly impaired through' hard usage.
While the town of Albert has been
captured from the British and west
of Roye the French have been compelled
to give ground in the face of
greatly superior numbers, the British
have repulsed heavy attacks, both
north and south of the Somme and
also driven back across the Ancre
river the Germans who forded the
stream. The fighting still continues
of a sanguinary character on all these
sectors, but everywhere the British
and French are holding the enemy.
Especially severe has been the fighting
west of Alberl. where the Germans.
in an endeavor to debouch west]
ward were repulsed by Field Marshal
1 Haig's men with the heaviest casualties.
All along the 50-mlie front, from
the region of Arras to the south of
I the Oise. near Noyon, the effects or
; what was to have been the final stroke
i to end the war in a victory 'or the
Teutons are only too plainly evident
in the redovastation of the countryside
and the wreck and ruin of the
towns, villages and hamlets through
which the armies have passed.
About 25 miles represents the greatest
point of penetration made at any
place by the enemy in his advance,
and on the northern and southern ends
; of the big salient he has left his
flanks dangerously open to counterattacks,
which, if successful, possibly
might result in a retreat greater than
the 1916 retrograde movement of von
Hindenburg and nullify in its entirety
the drive that has been accomplished.
It Is not improbable that British and
French reserves, and possibly American
troops, known to be behind the
battle front soon will be thrown
against the weakened enemy.
Notwithstanding the sterngth of the
German drive, nowhere has the Brit- I
|qh nr Vronoh f n f u
. wui, muiiK inn inner i
1 of which American troops have given '
n good account of their ability as fight- 1
| era. been even dented. Ground has
been given, it Is true, but so skillfully
' and with such precision of movement
that from north to south a surveyor
scarcely could have worked out a
more even line. Still Intact In the
hands of the allied forces are portions
j of the old line from which H'ndeni
burg fell back in his "strategic" retirement
in 1916.
JERSEY CITY FIRE LOSS
ABOUT TWO MILLIONS.
Jersey City. N. J.?Four men were
j arrested In connection with the Are 1
which destroyed the Jarvis warehouse >
: with a loss estimated ?t aptjroxiamte- 1
! ly $2,000,000. The first to be taken
1 Into custody was Jacob E. Altman, a (
weigher employed In the warehouse, j
who is said to have confessed that he
threw a lighted cigarette in a quan- !
> tity of potash which had leaked out of :'
I kegs stored in the building.
0
LL T
HIL 4, 1913
RFNFRil FITCH HAS
SUPREME COMMAND
ALL FORCES OPPOSING GERMANY
IN FRANCE ARE FIGHTING UNDER
SINGLE COMANDER.
EARLY *STR;KE-BAGK' EXPECTED
Germany Claims 70,000 Prisoners and
1,100 Guns Captured Since Drive
Began?American Forces Offsred
Foch.
The entente forces opposing Germany
in France are, for the first time
during the war. fighting under the control
of a single commander. General
Foch. the great French strategist, to !
whom has been accorded much of the |
credit for the victory of the Marne j
In September. 1914, is generalissimo :
of the entente allied armies in France.
This report was received in the form ;
of an unofficial dispatch from London,
but in the evening it was officially confirmed
by advices to Washington from
Paris.
Early in the day. President Wilson
sent a personal cable message of congratulation
to General Foch and General
Pershing placed at the disposul
of the French commander the Ameri- \
can forces now on French soil. General
Foch is given supreme command
over all the men on the battle lines,
and, in addition, has a strategic re- i
serve force, the size and location of
which is not known, but which, judg- !
ing from reports, is very large.
After eight days, during which it
has swept forward over the rolling
hills of Plcardy, at times like a tidal j
wave, the German offensive has slow '
ed down. Instead of a sweeping ad- ;
vance, its progress has been checked
at all but one sector of the front, and
there it hn> Keen rnorolv nrnanlnn. *
wnop.llR IUI
the last two days?this fact even admitted
by the German war office,
which usually concedes nothing.
From Arleux, north of Arras, to Albert,
on the Somiue. the British lines
have been holding stubbornly and
have thrust back the Germans ut a
number of points. From Albert south
to Montdidier. there has been a slow
movement to the west, but the hills
west of Montdidier are still being held
by the French. No ground has been
made against the French along the
southern side of the salient driven
into the allied lines, while it is asserted
that the French counter attack
from Laasigny to Noyon is still
going on. The extreme depth of the
German wedge now is about 37 miles.
Soon, if Effective.
When this blow, if it comes, will
fall, or where, is as yet sealed in the
minds of the men directing the progress
of military affairs for the alles.
but seemingly It must come soon, if
it Is to be effective. The German advance
now is converging on Amiens,
the railroad center of northern France.
mhlnk I - * -
nunu i? Known 10 De ine ganglion
from which run the main communications
of tho British army in northern ;
France. The railroads from Paris to
Amiens was cut by the Germans at
Montdldier. but this would not be vital
if Amiens itself is held by the allies. !
The German thruRt in front of Ar- j
ras. while, according to Berlin, it
netted thousands of prisoners, has apparently
come to a stop before Orange
Hill. Telegraph Hill and the labyrinth,
strongholds held by the British in
this sector. Repeated mass attacks by
the Germans on these points have re- j
suited in terrible losses to them, with- I
out, however, breaking the line and
causing more than a straightening of ,
the front before Arras.
MANY WIPE WHEAT
OFF HOTEL MENUS
Washington. ? Wheat and wheat
products were wiped off the menus of
several hundred of the country's leading
hotels in response to a request of
the food administreiinn ?k.# ?
v t? a v wTcry 1
independent, every well-to-do person !
In the I'nlted S'ates" should pledge j
complete nbstinence from wheat until
the next harvest.
CLASS OF 1919 TO BE
CALLED TO THE COLORS
Paris, March 29.?The soldiers of
the class of 1919 are to be called to
the colors at an early date, which Is
to he fixed by the ministry of war.
This was decided on by a vote of the
chancer of deputies this afternoon.
It is kncwn that the ministry of war
has decreed that the recruits shall report
April In The chamber voted 490
to 7 on a law providing that the date
of the calling of the class be advanced.
AMERICAN PATROL TO
RECEIVE WAR CROSS
An American patrol which captured
four Germaa prisoners has been cited
In French orders of the day and will
receive the French- war cross. The
Americans to be rewarded are: Lieut.
CJeorre Redwood of Baltimore, Serjeant
Henry Monj?eau of Cherry Valley.
Mass.. and Privates Edward Armstrong?
of Mariana. Pa., Carson Shumate
of Ada. W. Va? and Bernard Bolt
af South Bethlehem, Pa.
>
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IiisSn mm
RFTR FIRST PRI7F
STANDS AT HEAD OF LIST IN
STATE CORN CLUB
CONTESTS.
A 6ELQ lif'EDAL FROM LEVER
Fairfield County Boy Raised 157 Bush
els to Acre?York and Colleton
Counties Rank Next.
Bryan Willingham of Winnaboro was
declared the winner of the first prize
ill the boys' corn club contest in South
Carolina, flic Fairfield county boy
produced last year 157.8 bushels of
corn wi one acre of ground.
James W. Draff in of Leslie, York
county, woji second place, his yield
being 119.5 bushels.
Third place was taken by Hallum
Smith of Smoak. Colleton count>, who
produced 106.2 bushels.
Announcement of the winners in the
contest has been somewhat delayed by
he loss of certain records, which necessitated
the collection of duplicates.
Prize winners in the pig club contest
will be decided within the immediate
future.
Young Willlngham produced his co-n
at an actual cost of 17 6 cents per
bushel. His prizes will be a gold
medal by Congressman A. F. Lever,
and an International Harvester Company
No. 4 six shovel, pivot axle, riding
cultivator, valued at $70.
Estimated cost of DrafTin's corn was
25 5 cents per bushel. He will receive
a beautiful gold watch, the gift of the
M:xson Seed Company of Charleston.
Smith's corn cost 35 6 cents per
bushel. A check for $25 will be the
reward, this being the gift of the H. C
I Tastings' Seed Company of Atlanta.
Ga.
During the year more than 1.000
boys were enrolled in the corn clubs
of the different counties of the State.
Fewer than one-half of the hoys complied
with the rules and regulations
of the club. The 501 reporting raised
26.813 hushels of corn, valued at $10.
alii, me average yield was 53 bushels
per acre and the average cost 40 7
cents per bushel. The report of L. L.
Baker. director of the clubs, to W. W.
Long, director of ex'ension work at
Clemson Collegp, follow:
"I beg leave to submit herewith
my annual report on boys' corn club
work in South Carolina, for the year
1917. It shows that clubs were organized
in 36 of the 45 counties of the
State. We failed to secure organizations
in Abbeville. Berkeley. Beaufort,
Fdgefield, Georgetown. Greeny'
Calhoun. Kershaw and Laurens, for
the reason that the first sia counties
were without county agents, and in
the latter three we failed to secure
the co-operation of the county agents.
#"In the 36 counties organized, we secured
an enrollment of 1,056 boys. Reports
were received from 32 of the 26
counties organized. Counties falling
to report were: Bamberg. Hampton,
Lancaster and Oconee. Five hundred
and one boys completed reports in
these 32 counties, these being 47 per
cent of the total enrollment. The 501
hoys of theabiab2sKTAOINSHRDLITN
boys reporting produced 26.813.20
bushels of corn at a total cost of $10,936.95.
thus averaging 53 bushels per
pore, at an average cost of 40.7c per
bushel.
"Putting corn at $2 per bushel,
which is a conservative price, the net
wealth added to the State as a result
of the boys' corn club work is $42.CBO
17 ?
Council May Lose Members.
Columbia.?Fourteen members of
the State Council of Defense will be
denied membership in that body un'ess
they surrender other state offices.
If the opinion of Claude N. Sapp. as
ristant attorney general. obtains.
Mr. Sapp holds that provisions of
the act creating the State Council of
Defense clearly define the council
members as state officers. Member,
ship to 11 would thus be denied, in
that that number already hold state
offices.
Given Cross of Honor.
St. Matthews.?Papers containing
dispatches giving the names of additional
American soldiers honored for
their zeal in action by being decorated
with the French cross of honor there
appeared the name of a gallant young
South Caroliniap. Sergt. Robert Mur
ray Paulling. of Calhoun county, of
whom the dispatch says:
"Sergeant Faulting. Engineers,
showed great personal bravery and
rouraRe when he volunteered for a
raid and entered the enemy trenches
among the first."
Camp Site for Bailey.
Greenwood ?Col. F. N. K. Bailev
and MaJ. R. R. Curry of Railev Military
Institute have returned to Green- |
wood from a trip through tho mountains
of Western North Carolina
where they Inspected several sites for
the location of the Bailey ramp for
the summer Upon their return announcement
was made that they had
leased the buildings and grounds of
the well known Medford farm near
Lake Junaluska. This is one of the
most beautiful spots In the mountains
it North Carolina
S1.25 Per Tear.
DDtriniiccDcrnnii
iiluiuuo i nLbUUin
AND COST OF WAR
American People Must Lend Part,
or Pay All to Finance
Great Conflict.
I
BUYING OF LIBERTY BONDS
I :IM
I
; Liberal Loans to Government Is Ad.
vancing Financial Assistance to
Our Children, Obviating Total
Cost by Taxation.
(By EUGENE P. LYLE, JR., of The
Vigilantes.)
Freedom comes high, being n pre|
clous tiling. Helng the most precious
1 thing. It coiues highest. No people Is
worthy of freedom that Is not willing
mid euper to pay clearly for it. In
! fact, you will find no people possessI
Inp freedom that has not paid dearly
j for It. and you will find no people contlnulnp
to |Hisses.i freedom that does
; not stand every ready to pay dearly.
; over and over, to retain It.
It' this were not true, Belpiuin,
r'ranee, Italy and Knpland with her
i oversea dominions, would now lie as
Itussla is today. If this were not
; true, Amerlea 'would still he neutral,
contemptibly awaitlnp her turu to pass
: under the yoke.
i Itlood and treasure, anpulsh ami sneritiee?these
are the coin we brlnp
to market ; the coin we must pay. Yet
| the coin may he, and. Is expressed In
i dollars and cents, not alone as a symj
hoi of the real price we pay. hut hecause
this real price would he wantonly
squandered, or paid In more
I phastly measure than need he. If the
: cold, calm, practical business of dollar-und-cents
tlnnncinp were not at the
heart of the heroic transaction.
Vainly would the soldier shed Ills
blood If he were not trained ami
equipped to make his blows count to
the utmost, and the cost of this traintnp
and equipment Is an Item that may
he, and Is, expressed in an exact nutnj
her of dollars added to an exact number
of cents. Ills country must spend
' precisely this amount to enable him to
I defend her.
Consequently we of America are
I now confronted witli the biggest war
' bill In history. One year of this war
is costing us as much as all the wars
I we have had before added to nil the
j other expenses of our federal govern 1
meat since we first won our freedom.
Lending to Our Children.
Ungrudgingly, yes! Of that we are
I proudly conscious that tl^cre is no
| question. The one and only question
j is the practical question of finance.
! How shall the money he found? We
| ourselves must supply It, since it canj
not he borrowed elsewhere. But how?
The hill Is too big to pay cash on
j the nail as we go. And, furthermore,
j to pay all as we go would he Just
i neither to ourselves nor to our pos!
terlt.v.
It would not he Just to ourselves
because we alone will not he the beneficiaries.
The generations to come will
benefit?Incalculably benefit In the llb!
ertles preserved to them?and It is
proper that they should be left to assume
a fair proportion of the debt.
They are buying freedom today as
| much as we. But we shall have to
; lend them the money now to pay their
share. In lending to our government
In buying Liberty bonds we lend to our
children; and gratefully our children
will pay it <>(T.
Any other arrangement would not
he Just to them for the reason that,
should we strip ourselves bare to pay
all now, we would be crippled In preparing
our children for the ordinary
duties of citizenship. Better far that
we retain enough to so equip them for
success in life that they may without
undue hardship take over their quota
of this war's burden! Better for us,
; and better for them!
1 Sound common nen.se, then, ns well
ns equity, points the way. The war's
burden should he divided. Let us pay
In cash as heavily as we wisely may?
; that Is taxation. Hut the rest let us
' leave to the future benetlelnrles, lend:
Ing them the money now?that Is buy:
Ing Liberty bonds.
Freedom's Great Price.
The present moment is a good time
to contemplate what will happen?Inevitably
happen?If we do not lend to
posterity to help pay freedom's huge
price. Nothing Is clearer thnn the alI
ternatlve.
If we do not lend our government
; what It asks of us In loans, then we
; must consent that the total cost be
tnken from ns outright by taxation?
I even by a prorated confiscation.
Hefore such an alternative even the
German, or pro-German, having property
interests In this country, should
choose to subscribe for Liberty bonds,
tn our own self Interest, apart from
Ihe Issues vital to the Integrity of our
manhood, we can do no less?no less
than lend to the last cent we may possibly
save; nnd th'.s not once merely,
but each and every time that Uncle
Sam steps from his count.ng house to
tell us that he must have more money.
Uncle Sam Is telling us this now.
He awaits our response. Hut he Is
not the only one who waits. Wherever
men are free or suffer to be free, there
I they await our response as the nnse-er
tlw.le liolom .Villi thprn lu vof o rx
| iu hi' ii n"l" ? ,m-i miI
other who waits?the enemy. fn
whatever decree our answer fulls of n
reverberating Affirmative, in exactly
rhnt decree will he tnke heart to prolona
the hideous slii'ichter