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BUY THAT LIBERTY BOND TODAY!! 11 A PIBW8HKD EVERT If ON PAT, WK DNE8DAY AND FRIDAY, VOL. XXXIX. JTO. SO. GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26.' 1918. $2.00 A YEAR Ef ADVANCX ill SOCIAL CIRCLES UTEST ETEMTS IK WOOJfS WOELfl SPENDING A FORTNIGHT IN XEW YORK CITY. - Misses Blanche and Myrtle Gray, Miss Lois Torrence and guest, Miss Lillian Philpott, of Pine Bluff, Ark., left Wednesday night for New York City, where they will spend two - weeks. HISTORICAL MEETING NEXT TUESDAY. Following Is the program for the historical meeting to be held by Gas Ionia Chapter U. D. C. Tuesday af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the noma . of Mrs. G. A. Gray on South street: Music, "The Star Spangled Ban ner." Prayer. Music, by Miss Jane Morris. Paper, "Matthew Fontaine Mau ry," by Mrs. J. S. Wray. Paper, "J. E. B. Stuart," by Mrs. George V. Patterson. Round Table, leader, Miss Lowry Shuford. Song, "God Save Our Men," (tune "America.") MANY GA8TONIANS ATTENDING MUSICAL FESTIVAL. A large number of Gastonia music lovers will go to Charlotte tonight and Saturday to attend the three concerts which constitute the big En tente Allies Music Festival. Among the number are Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Barkley and their guests, Mrs. W. C Boshamer, of Statesvllle, and Mrs. R. C. Gouger, of Bennettsvllle, S. C. ; Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Parker, Mrs. H. B. Moore, Mrs. W. H. Poole, Mrs. W. k T. Love, Mrs. VV. C. Barrett, Mr. R. L. Adams, Mrs. J. Holland Morrow, Misses Ethel Lewis Harris, Sadie Lee Holden, Nellie Rose Sloan, Margaret Morris, Lillian Atkins, Jamie Mur rey, Martha Morrow, May Durham, Mary Ragan and Lowry Shuford. STUDY CLUB MET WITH MRS. SLOAN. The Study Club held its regular meeting with Mrs. J. M. Sloan at her home on South York street Tuesday afternoon. "Modern Novelists" was the subject of study, the following program being carried out: Current Events: Paper, Kipling, Mrs. LaFar; Reading, Courtships, Barrie, Mrs. McConnell; Round Ta ble on Gilbert Parker, Arnold Ben nett, Eden Phllpots, Hall Caine, Cow an Doyle, Anthony Hope. H. F. Wells, by Mrs. Kennedy. Miss Elizabeth Rankin, of Char lotte, was a guest of the club. , The hostess served delightful re freshments at the close of the pro gram, assisted by her daughter, Miss Nellie Rose Sloan, and Miss Lavinla . Hunter. BRITISH LOSE HEAVILY" IX ARMS AND AMMUNITION. (By International News Service.) LONDON", April 25. Since the be ginning of the Plcardy and Flanders battle the British have lost nearly 1, O00 guns and around 5,000 machine guns. Munitions Minister Churchill announced in the House of Commons this afternoon. They have also lost over two-weeks output of ammuni tion. IMG LINER SJNKS IN HOME HARBOR. (By International News Service.) AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 25. The 10,000-ton American liner St. Paul sunk at dock this afternoon. It had Just been reconstructed. Unof ficial estimates state there were 600 aboard,, two of whom were drowned. More may have been trapped In the hull. It is known others were Injur ed by jumping overboard. Xegro Caught Stealing. Gilbert C. Derr, a well-known ne gro employee of the baggage depart ment at the Southern depot, was ar rested shortly after midnight this morning by Policeman Charles Hord in the Southern's freight depot wnere , he was engaged in rifling freight. He was locked up and later was released on a bond of $500. He will probably be tried tomorrow. Derr has Deen suspected for some time of being guirty of stealing and has been under the survellancn of ths jpollce depart ment but not until H&r night were the officers able to catch him. OKRMAXY IS STILL ACTIVE IX THE CRIMEA. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, April 25 Ger many Is continuing her operations in the Crimea. The Russians are now apprehensive that it is Germany's Intention to violate her treaties and capture or destroy the Russian' Black sea fleet. It Is learned officially to day that the Moscow authorities tel egraphed the German foreign office protesting aganist the German mili tary operations and declaring that the Germans In Ukralnla had ad vanced beyond Perkepand. and were now moving toward SimeropeoL The protest declared that this territory doer not form a part of the Ukrainian republic. V Nothing Impossible. 'What men Lave dona can ctfil be done and ahal! be done today. Geor?e Barlow. , " - AN APPEAL FROM mm love "I wish to 'urge every one who can possibly buy bonds who has not al ready done so to subscribe at once today and tomorrow. And I wish to urge those who have bought to in crease their subscriptions at once. Gaston county must subscribe heavi ly during the next few days to neacn her quota and besides that we must do our part," said County Chairman W. T. Love of the Third Liberty Loan Committee this morning. "The headlines in this morning's papers state that our men are now engaged in one of the greatest bat tles in the world's history. Casualty lists are heavy. "Hurry, hurry, hur ry" is the message from overseas. And we here at home must back tne men to the limit. The Third Liber ty Loan is to help us hurry. As ev- ery man we can send Is needed, so every dollar we can lend is needed. "Are you going to do, not your bit, but all you can? If so please go to the bank at once and subscribe." Figures compiled this morning by County Secretary Fred M. Allen show that $155,000 or over 30 per cent must be raised within the next few days. Belmont is nearing her goal and will soon be able to claim an honor flag.. Good work is being done in some other sections of the county but in order to raise the quo ta extraordinary work must be done within the week. 'Every one who can possibly subscribe is urged to do so at once by the county organization. SCOUT CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTY BONDS For the third time the President of the United States has asked the Boy scouts to do their share in Am erica's great business, the business of winning the war, by selling Liberty Bonds.. The Scouts' answer has gone back to the President that they would do their duty gallantly and efficient ly. Gastonia Scouts will launch their drive tomorrow. They have divided the town and assigned cer tain districts to those Scouts who are able to take part in a house to house campaign. They believe that it is not necessary for them to advertise the bonds, for every one knows what they are. but they do believe that there are numbers of people who would gladly subscribe for Liberty Bonds if they were only solicited. A house to house canvass is the particular service that has been as signed to the Boy Scouts by the Treas ury Department. The Scouts, have not been asked to participate in these Liberty loans for the purpose of tak ing the places of other agencies for securing subscriptions or for mere purpose of making a record. They are to be "Gleaners after the Reap ers." The Scout wishes particularly to see those persons who have "Tea Cup Reserves," "Small Savings." "Pin Money," "Stocking Banks." "Loose Change," "Petty Cash," "Odds and Ends." and "Pocket Banks." Scouts who are to canvass the town and their territory are as follows: York street, Scout Falls. Chester street. Scout Smith. Broad street. Scout Quickie. Second street, Scout Robinson. South street. Scout L Spencer. Third street. Scout W. Spencer. Marietta street. Scout Beal. Oakland street. Scout Ferguson. W. Franklin street. Scout Davis. E. Franklin street. Scout Grier. W. Airline, Scout F. Klncaid. E. Airline, Scout Gardner. Chesterplace, Scout Ratchford. Fourth, Fifth and Lee. Scout Rockett. Columbia and Willow, Scout Tal ley. Long and Falls, Scout Maogum. Dallas and Page. Scout Fayssoux. Boyce, Morris. Pryor and High, land. Scout Walker. Main (business section not includ ed), Scout Brawley. Dunn Mill district. Scout R. Kin cald. Officers Installed. Gastonia Chapter No. 66. Royal Arch Masons, installed officers Tues day night as follows for the ensuing term: R. K, Babington, high priest: G. G. -Willis, ting; J. 8. Winget, scribe: O. O. Baber, C. of H.; a. w. Smith. R. A. C.; L. F. WetxeU, treas urer; W. Y. Warren, secretary; W. J. Roach, master of the third Tell; T. S. Trott, master of the second, veil; P. P. Leventis. master of the first fell; F.. A. Costner. sentinel. ' Afli of the Fountain Pen. , The fountain pen Is not a recent In vention, as might be Imagined; for It Is referred to in Samuel Taylor's "Unl Tersal System of Shorthand Writing." published in 1788. HEWS OF JE GOUHTY LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS 'ROBERT A. GROVES Well Known Citizen and Confederate Veteran of Lowell Passed Away Tuesday Morning, t Correspondence of The Gazette. LOWELL. April 26. Mr. Robert Alexander Groves died at his home here Tuesday morning at 2:20 o' clock. Mr. Groves was an esteemed citizen and being of an advanced age was known by all. He was a Confed erate veteran, volunteering with the young boyg, He was a member of Co. A, 11th N. C. Regiment, known as the "Charlotte Volunteers." He was in moat all of the great battles or the Civil War, coming through un harmed. He endured the nardahlps of being a prisoner for four montns, being captured once after the battle of Petersburg. Va. He was a good soldier in everv resDfipt anil a faithful comrade, as was remarked bv an old Vt.. ,, r v. . .i . ." ., veteran wno rought, slept and ate with him during all of the bitter days. While in the army he was united to the Baptist church, being baptized In Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Groves was married three times, nrst in 1866 to Margerit Lawlng Wad dell, who died March 1 1, 1876. To them were born the following chil dren, all of whom survive him: D. A. Groves, of Greensboro; J. V.' Groves, of Lowell; J. A. Groves, of Albemarle; Mrs. Ed Wilson, of Je rome, Ariz., and Mrs.'W. M. Gooch. of Asheville. He was married again in 1876 to Nancy E. Armstrong, . to them were no children born. He was married again in 1900 to Laura Al bertine Hand, who survives him. To them were two children, Ida, aged 12, and Austin, aged nine, He was laid to rest in the Lowell cemetery Wed nesday afternoon In a casket of con federate gray, Rev. W. C. Barrett, of Gastonia, officiating. The floral trib utes were many and beautiful. Dallas Dots. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, April 25. The play ground equipment which arrived some time ago has been put up and now the children can play to their hearts' content. Until the novelty wears off the playground will ce crowded with children. Mrs. L. M. Hoffman, who spent tne winter in Florida, returned to Dal las this week. She was accompanied by her son, Mr. Ernest Hoffman. The students of the graded school had an enjoyable time on a picnic at the South Fork river .Tuesday even ing. They spent the evening in boat ing, playing and eating. A good many people of Dallas have been affected with grip during the past few weeks. New Hope News Notes. Correspondence of The Gazette. I)VELL, Route 1. April 2.".. The Xew Hope Home Demonstration 0 lub will meet May 2nd with Mrs. T. T. Craig. Mr. Fred B. Faires spent Saturday with his sister. Miss Floride Faires, at Sunderland, where she is a stud ent of the Laura Sunderland School. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Craig were tiie guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. . K. Ratchford. Robert Earl Froneberger is spend ing the week with his uncle, Mr. L. K. Ratchford. Mr. and Mra. J. H. Featherstone spent Sunday in Belmont. Miss Pearle Stowe spent Sunday with Miss Ethel Featherstone. Mrs. Ralph Kendrick and Miss Ethel 'Stowe were at home Monaay. Mrs. J. M. Falres and little daugn ters, Ruth, Lucy and Hattie Lee, vis ited relatives in Union Tuesday. Mrs. T. T. Craig. Mrs. S. L. Jack son and Mrs. Jack McLean were the guests Wednesday of Mrs. J. L. iowe. Mr. Carlyle Ragan and Miss Zaida Ragan were at home Sunday. Miss Eula Harrison has been call ed home from Sunderland School on account of her mother's Illness. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McLean and several friends were - In Gastonia Monday night to hear W. J. Bryan. ADD NEW HOPE ... f J atthe.z. Mrs. E. Z. Ratchford and Miss Grace Bradley spent Monday with their sister, Mrs. T. E. Dixon. Miss Nell Lewis spent the week end with her cousin. Miss Voilet El more. ' Misses Olive Ragan and Grace Bradley were in town shopping Tues day. Mrt. G. R. Lewis spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. T. M. Bradley. GERMANS LAUTVCH DOUBLE OFFENSIVE. (By International News Service. i LONDON, April 251 A great dou ble battle in which Americans are taking part la raging today on the Plcardy and Flanders battle fronts. The Germans are striking towards Amiens and along the Franco-Belgian frosts. The Germans, at heavy sacri fices, took the Tillage of Hangard Santerre, nine miles southeast of Amiens, but the French still hold strategic ground around the place. This Tillage has changed hands three times. . .. .. . , - 8ubkciibe to The Gazette. P. AND N. FORCE IS 100 P. G. AMERICAN The P. &. X. Railway Is 100 per cent American so far as its employ ees In Gaston county are concerned. Every one of the thirty three is a subscriber to the Third Liberty Loan, from the station agents to porters. Following-is a list of them: L B. Freeman, motorman, oas tonla. H.. B. Roberts, motorman, .Gas tonia. S. H. Johnson, motorman, Gas tonia. F. A. Clarke, motorman, Gastonia. R. VV. Young, motorman, Gastonia. R. M. Xolen, motorman, Gastonia. G. C. Champion, motorman, Gas tonia. T. S. Trott. conductor, Gastonia. W. H. Taylor, conductor, Gas tonia. T. H. Tyson, conductor, Gastonia. D. R. Champion, conductor, Gas tonia. E. I). Jordan, conductor, Gastonia. G. W. Stockton, conductor, Gas tonia. W. C. Caudle, conductor. Gas tonia. F. L. McKinney, agent, Lowell. T. L. Teague. agent. McArtenvHle. J. L. Thompson, agent, Belmont. W. G. Jackson, agent. Mount Holly D. K. Jackson, agent, Gastonta. F. A. Cathey, cashier, Gastonia. ' Mrs. D. K. Jackson, bill clerk. Gastonia. C. E. Craig, car clerk, Gastonia. W. H. Crenshaw, T. A. and opera tor, uastonia. George Terrell, warehouseman, Gastonia. R. A. Spargo, car inspector, Gas tonia. T. B. Terrell, section master, Gas tonia. C. S. Carpenter, section master, Belmont Junction. Frank White, substation operator, Gastonia. Mack Farmer, substation operator, Gastonia. Oscar Morrison, brakeman, Gas tonia. Henry Crawford, brakeman, Gas tonia. Cack Tate, porter, Gastonia. Sandy Biggers, car cleaner, Gas tonia. RAISE TEN PER CENT OF WAR HAVINGS Record of Four Counties Nineteen Counties Have Not Raised One Per Cent. Seven Counties Have Over One Hundred Members of Limit Club. IForwyth and Guilford Iead in War Havings Societies. Special to TheGazette. WINSTON-SALEM, April 23rd Only four counties in the State have raised as much as 10 per cent of their quota of War Savings, accord ing to a report issued fciday from State Hearquarters here. These are: Cabarrus 12 per cent, Cleveland 14, Forsyth 17, and Northampton 10. Franklin. Moore and Pasquotank each have raised per cent of their quota; Alamance, Chowan, Rock ingham, Stanly and Union have raised 8 per cent: Catawba, Gran ville, Warren and Wilson have raised 7 per cent, while Durham, Edgecomb, Haywood, Newk Hanover. Oronge. Perquimans, Scotland and Wake have raised 6 per cent and Anson, Burke, Buncombe, Davidson, Mont gomery, and Rowan have raiser 5 per cent. The average per cent rais ed by the one hundred counties of th Stat is only 4. Nineteen counties have not yet yet raised 1 per cent of their quota. These are: Alexander. Avery. Ashe. Brunswick, Camden, Caldwell. Clay. Currituck, Columbus, Dare. Gates, Graham, .Jackson, Macon, Mitchell. Pamlico, Pender, . Watauga and Wilkes. Seven counties report over 100 members of the Limit Club, that is those who have bought $1,000 of War Savings Stamps, or all that the law will allow one person to buy. These are: Buncombe 110, Cleveland 125, Edgecombe 110. Forsyth 182, Gaston 130, Wake 140. and Wilson 111. Four counties report over fifty. These are McDowell 9j, Guil ford 93, Durham 58 and Pasquotank 50. Forsyth county leads the State in the number of War Savings Societies organized, which Is 100. Guilford is next with 90. Richmond follows with 47, Edgecombe 30, Halifax 27. Buncombe 26, Mecklenburg 17, Bla den 15, Cleveland 15, Nash 15, Sur ry 15, Franklin 14. McDowell 14, Vance 15. Caldwell 12, Gaston 12. Hyde 12. Robeson 12, Rockingham. Alamance 11 and Chowan 10. The following counties have not re ported any War Savings Societies to State Headquarters; Alexander; Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Burke, Cabarrus, Camden, Caswell. Clay, Cumberland, Dare, Davie. Graham, Granville, Johnson, Sampson. Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Montgomery, Orange. Pasquotank, Perquimans. Polk, Rutherford, Stan ly, Watauga. Tadkln, and Yancey. KILLED IN STREET CAR ACCIDENT (By International .News Service.) BIRMINGHAM, April 25 T. H. Thomas, a motorman,- L. T. Walker, a passenger, and two nniden tilled ne groes were killed today when an )wenton and Easley street car was completely overturned rounding a sharp curve at high speed. 'Thomas was decapitated. The brakes were unworkable.' : T LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. L. T. McLean left yesterday morning to spend a week with rela tives in Lincolnton. airs. j. i. fayssoux leit Mon day for Winnsboro. S. C, to spend a week or ten days visiting homefolksy Mr. J. M. Holland is still con fined to his home by illness out his many friends will be glad to know that his condition Is greatly Improv ed. Mrs. C. W. Boshamer, of States vllle, Is spending some time In tne city as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. 'Barkley at their home on West Second avenue. miss trances Atkins, who is teaching at Kannapolis, will arrive tonight to spend the week-end in the city as the guest of her aunt. Mrs. B. u. AtKins. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Separk will leave this afternoon for Charlotte to attend the music festival. While In Charlotte they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Mayer at the! 7 home In Myers Park. Lt. L. W. Cleland and Sgt. Fre'd erick Tabeny, both of the 16th Field Artillery, Camp Greene, and Mr. P, R. Huffstetler, of Gastonia, were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Hawkins at their home on route three. The following ladles attended the Kings Mountain Presbyterlal which met in Kings Mountain yes terday: Mesdames E. C. Wilson, J. H. Henderlite. 11. M. Eddleman, S. A. Robinson, C. J. McCombs, J. H. Workman, R. C. McLean, R. C. War ren, O. O. Baber, B. F. Ormand, W. F. Klncaid, Eli Lineherger and Miss Mary Ragan. -HSherlff Davis, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff J. Madison Kendrick tmd local police officers, captured a still Tuesday night at the Southern pumping station Just south of the city on the Clover road. A quanlty of beer was also discovered. The still was not In operation. While the offi cers have suspicions no arrests have as yet been made. . Judge W. 11. Lewis, who rll cently sold his farm west o'f the city to the Myrtle Mills, moved Wednes day into the house at 508 South street which he recently l urchased from Mr. Ed C. Adams. 'I am at home to all my friends," said the Judge yesterday, "any time sxcept be tween midnight and sunup. A Sgt. H. A. Query, who recently! completed tne course of training at the third officers' training school at Camp Jackson, and who is at home on a 20 days furlough, is spending the day with friends in the" city. Mr. Query successfully passed all the re quirements of the officers training course and is therefore In line for a commission, which he expects to le-A reive within a short time. y - Miss Mary McLean returned home Wednesday night from Moores ville. where she attended the wed ding of Miss Reba Brawley, a form er class-mate Ht Queen's Colleee. Miss McLean played the wedding inarch. Miss Brawley married Mr. f ('. Ward, of Belvidere. N. ('. Me Is how enganed In government work at Newport News. Va. Mrs. Ward has many friends In Gastonia who will be interested in her wodding. ItltlTISII ItKPl'LME GKR.M.VXK (By International News Service! IXXYDOX. April 25 Three Ger man attacks in the Sector or Villers and Hretenneux were repulsed by the British. The British gained ground there, capturing gome pris oners and fighting continues. North east of Bailleul the Germans resum ed their assaults but were repulsed. Lord Rothersmere, head of the a;r ministry, resigned today. HOWARD COFFIN RESIGNS (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, April 25 Howard Coffin has formally resigned as a member of the aircraft board. John Ryan takes full charge. WEDNESDAY CASTA LTV LIST. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. April 26 To day's casualty list contains the names of two killed in action, six who died of wounds, seven of disease, four Dy accident, five wounded severely and twenty-four slightly. One wno died of disease was unknown. Private Hector Rollman, previously reported as missing, is now reported to he a prisoner in Germany. NEAR8 92,000,0000,000 MARK (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. April 25 Actual subscriptions reported today to tne third Liberty Loan were $1,837, 868,360. PATROLLING DUTCH FRONTIERS (By International News Service.) LONDON. April 25 German cav alry has made hostile military dem onstrations along the Dutch Fron tiers on the Westphalia border, says a Rotterdam dispatch today. It is be lieved that Germany is demanding transportation rights on railways and canals for various kinds ef supplies. ' Concrete for Irrigation Gates. -Concrete as a material for gate structures In American Irrigation canals is beginning to displace wood. Its durability overcoming the dlssd TaBtage of higher cost. ALLIED TROOPS ARE MAKE nun SID V (By International News Service.) v LONDON, April 2 6. Hard fight, ing continues along the Plcardy 'and-' Flanders battle fronts. After an all day struggle along the Bailleul and Holtebeke line, the Allies were com polled to give a little ground In the sector around Kemmel hill, Belgium, where the Germans had gained footing. The Anglo-French forces were greatly outnumbered. The bat-' tie continues around Drsnontrsv Kemmel and Vlerstadt. The British captured '50 prisoners and three ma chine guns last night west of Mer ville. The German artillery was very active on the front between the Lys river and Givenchy. The Germans ' were ejected from the positions they held in the district of Viller-Bretten-neux, nine miles east of Amiens. The Americans and English made a bril liant record at Kemmel ridge, driving the Germans from the village ot ' Kemmel and capturing over 609' prisoners. The German losses in this sector were very heavy. BRITISH TANKS PLOWED ' THROUGH GERMAN LOS , v ';' (By International News Service.) t LONDON, April 26. A tank bat-' tie was a spectacular feature on the Plcardy front, the British remaining complete masters in this phase of the ' fighting. The tanks plowed through the German ranks, mowing them down right and left with machine guns. French troops are fighting be side the British on both tne Plcardy and Flanders fronts, the Germans be ing utterly unable to take any of ths objectives set for the present as saults. TODAY'S CASUALTY LISTH. . (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, April 261'. To day's casualty lists Include the names of nine men killed in action, five who died from wounds, three who died of disease, 33 severely wounded and 25 slightly wounded. PLANNED TO INVADE UNITED STATES THIRTY YEARS AGO, MuhI Come from I'noVr CamooAage That America is Not Fighting fer " Lift MuHt Support the Treasury or Iiosc. -. Special to The Gazette. WINSTON-SALEM. April 26. "Germany continues to furnish proof that an invasion of the United States has been ner plan for more than 30 years,'' says today's bulletin from State Headquarters for War Savings. The bulletin says further that every development since our en try into the war has Justified and proved the wisdom, the imperative . necessity, of America's participation ' in the war for self-protection. "An American student at a German Uni versity over 30 years ago has said . that nearly every student of military science in Germany of that time was required to submit a plan for the in vasion of the United States as a part of his training. While the idea at that time seemed fantastical to him, he says now It has come to have a very sinister meaning, and that the United States should take into seri ous consideration, at once, that Ger many has many well-laid plans for the invasion of the United States re posing in the archives of the German General Staff. She may be sure, he says, that they are worked out to the last detail ready for use the mo ment there is any chance of carrying? them out successfully. The bulletin would make it clear that the United States Is no longer fighting England's battles or defend ing the lives of Belgians. Frenchmen and Italians, but that it is fighting to ' protect her own shores, her own homes and her own people. Every German success and every German failure has shown how necessary to our own welfare and peace, how nec essary to the safety and peace of the world, the defeat of Germany is. Ev ery foot of ground has been forced to give up, every foot of land she has seized, has demonstrated ' the abso lute necessity of defeating that sinis ter Intolerable thing called Prussian Ism. Again the bulletin says, "We must come from under the camou flage that America is fighting some one else's battle and not for her own life. We must get away from the de lusion that the war will soon be end-. . ed that as it is now we are winning. 1 Germany is not yet defeated and un' ' less we defeat her this year it will be ' a harder task next year or the next: We must see that the Treasury of the United States does not fall. When " the Treasury fails. Germany wins. A Loans Invested in War Savings Stamps or Liberty Bonds will sup- . port the Treasury and will win the war."
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