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Show BOYS TIE HOLD IN 0000 OLD AMERICAN WAY, SOLDIER SAYS Hardships Ignored, Wounded Man Jells Mother-Don't Let Them Hinder Your War Work By Mrs. Haiel Pedlnr Faulkner From a hospital somowhero in Franco n wounded American has writ-ton writ-ton to his parents: "Wo aro golnc through hnrdshlps, but tho boys aro taking hold Id tho good old American way." Wht a meuage for thoso of us who havo remained at homo! What a challengo to tho vast army of men and women who aro In tho homo guard, carrying on In tho thousand and ono ways that tho oxlgoncles ot war havo brought upon us. "Wo nro going through hardships." Wo can believe that, whon wo ro-call ro-call tho dauntless charges which our boys havo boon making over thore, nnd tho dally lengthening casualty lists which aro resulting from their fearloss dovotlon to tho task that Is set boforo them. Wo know they nro going through hnrdshlps, when wo stop to think ot tho hundreds upon hundrods who are wounded, and who for tho tlmo bo-Ing bo-Ing nt least need caro aud attention. FIENDISH ENEMY ADDS TERRORS Of course they aro going through hardships, thoso boys from your homo and mine. Hardships aro "a part of war. Thoy aro tho Inovltablo rcalt of a tlato o' wnr. And when war Is waged '-y r.n enemy so skilled In all tho fiendish deviltries In wluch tho Germans havo Indulgod, tli v nro tho lnoscapablo portion ot e- y soldier participating. 'Ut hardships aro not the pnrt ot tlK war these soldiers of ours aro tli nklng most about. They nro but tli Incidents In tho day's wrk. Tho boys aro taking hold In the gi m! old American way." 'ould thero bo a bettor statement or their manner of facing what comes t( iliem? Caidd there bo n moro def-I' def-I' u courso of action prescribed for io of us at homo during these s whlcti test tho mcttlo ot our riio tlmo for our message to the iir.. has como again., Tho Fourth 1 'borty I Ann Is to bo our rcsponso. to this wounded soldier's challenge. MAKE YOUR ANSWER NOW Aro wo going to tako hold In tho Wo havo not had to go tnrougn hardships, ours have been an easier part. Wo havo known liltlo of sacrifice sacri-fice or deprivation. Compared with tho offorlng of our boys, we have dono nothing ns yet. And now, here is tho challengo sounded to u, Tho good old American way ls all that is asked of us. What Is that way? You must frame tho answer, mothers moth-ers and ulsters of tho west. Yoiirs is an important part in the reply which the nation will mako to tho boys overseas. Thero ls not one of us who would not sparo her son It sho could yes, oven sparo somo other mauler's son tho ipftln and hardship he must bear. Wo aro not nilfoA tn Ho thnt. Wo conld wot. though wo would. Dut wo can mako bis part easier to bear, wo can go with him through the hardships, by lending completely BVJ ot our money. BBl Thore ls no lqngcr need to explain BVJ what a Liberty Loan is. Thero is HBb no mora necessity for pointing out reasons for participation in It. This . Is tho day when but to bear Us call 1b to lnsuro Its heartiest support. September 28th is tho date set for our concerted reply through the Fourth Liberty Loan. Let us take) hold In "tho good old American way." What Is tho very most you can do to mako that advance a smashing sue cess llko the boys over thero aro making? LS |