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An official photograph of the club with which the German armies "finish off" wounded soldiers. 32,000 of these were recently captured by the Italians. 4 ? \-> This is in grim reality what we are fighting this war to prevent. The club pictured above?from an actual official photograph?might be the weapon of a savage cave man of five thousand years ago. It is in" fact the weapon with which Ger? man soldiers finish off the enemy wounded who have fallen on the battlefield - on the battlefield on which American boys are fighting. LtW'B There is only one answer to make to such methods the defeat of the German Armies. America has taken up the sword to give that answer. Our Army is in France to help win this war on the battlefield ?that civilization may be safe, that America may be safe. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SHARE IN America's Answer to Ge rman avagery The Ihiiu Liberty Loan is your opportunity. It is the most direct blow that can be struck at German military supremacy. It is the most powerful aid that can be given our soldiers in France. It means rifles and helmets and gas masks?the best protection for our men from German brutality. It means big guns and shells and airplanes-and VICTORY.1 Invest TODAY in bonds of the Third Liberty Loan, and save the lives oi American soldiers. Save Civilization Save America, Your Owe Family and Yow Own Home This Space Paid For and Contributed by The National Bank of Sumter The City National Bank The National Bank of South Carolina The People's Bank The Commercial Bank & Trust Co. The First National Bank The Sumter Trust Co.