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Show QUESTIONS OF TRADE AND LABOR v Washington, April J 4. War time i Washington, the busiest capital in the world, is stirred by a new slogan. "Llacolnlze America," and It Is predicted pre-dicted that before many weeks It will J sweep the country. The new slogan Is the battle cry of the Lincoln Patriotic Army, of which General" Coleman Du Pont Is Commander ia chief, and General L. 8. Woo ' honorary commander In chfef. This Army, open to voluntary enlistment from, loyal Americana of all. classes, young and old, rich and pear, js mobilising in all parts of the country. The mala object of the Lincoln Patriotic Army, which has , opened headquarters at 30 East 42nd street, New York City, is thoroughly to Llaeolaize America through organised; organ-ised; patriotic activity. Ia each city, town or community where enlistments enlist-ments are made, those who enlist form an organised body, ready to help win the war in the capacity 'where they best fit. Leaders of the movement gives as examples complete com-plete organisation ready to serve the Red Cross, or to help scarry out the work "of the Food Administration, or' assist the T. M..O. A. In the great work It is doing for our soldiers while they are fighting. .i One prominent member, of! the t)l- reclor Generals which laclitdes Dr. , Joha Wesley Hill, chancellor of the Lincoln , Memorial University at Cumberland Gap. Tennessee; Rex Beach, novelist; Hon, Theodore E. Burton, treasurer of the Army; and Honr William F. McCombs, formf 'Deroocrtcrlfaflb"ria1''Chatraauc1 V. ', many other pomtnent Americans, says: "You enlistment, in the Lincoln Lin-coln Patriotic .Army 'helps you.in-splresVoti, you.in-splresVoti, strengthens you, put morepep into, your ,war:work',or gobd.Baiureiato your aacrlflees, and makes you a spirited and a more powerful friend of thenveraaiot la' its fight to put the Hun .out ot. bnsiaess." ' sljf 7- M! f , . . . ."-'4 " f if " The only cost at Uched.jto enlist-, ment in this Army Is" the jnilal.'pay-ment jnilal.'pay-ment of one dollar. This 'brings r1 to the volunteer the following," 'equip-' meat: A certificate "of enlistment; aa unusual portrait ot Lincoln; the famous Dlxby letter of sympathy and commendation written to a. .widow who lost five sons, in the. Civil, War, reproduced la Lincoln's own' handwriting; hand-writing; .Lincoln's, speech delivered at the battlefield of Gettysburg;' a copy of Army Alms; and Army Honors, Hon-ors, showing how you may earn; promotion pro-motion from the ranks. , v,,. Proof that' the Lincoln Army vrlll, be conducted aloag military lines' Is shown In that a private, In the rear ranks has the same opportunity for advancement as he would in the regular reg-ular army, He or ahe may; through set roles sent with' the enlistment, advance to first 'class private, cor-' X poral. sergeant, top sergeant, lieu- tenant and oa up. . M After the war, the Array will. tura Itself to the big constructive ques- I t'lons of traTde and -Industry a'ad;ila-'i I bor whick America will thea face. -"'l. I |
