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Show LOVVDEN'S WAR RECORD ! Governcr Active Aid cf National ' Authorities. i ! His Own Son. Pullman, Wins Hie Stripec in Overseas j Service. j Friends of Frank O. Lmvden point ! with pride to his record as war gov- j ermir of Illinois, rroiuptly following' T he s." .'i-;inre of diplonnitic relatiuns l.et "''n the I'uited Stales and Cier-intiiiv Cier-intiiiv ijnv. l.ow.li'ii issued an appeal lu Uie people of Illinois to uphold I Fresidont Wilscn. "It is the solemn duty of all Aineri- ! cuns." he stiid. "lo rally to his support." sup-port." ! Three days later he went before n ; joint session of the two branches of ) the leishtture to renew his appeal. j "We may l.ave many sympathies," j he snid. "We can have but one ullefi- :;nee and that allegiance is to the ! t'nited States." The authorities in Washington re- i yarded Illinois as critical territory, j Gov. Lowden took immediate steps to f demon' t fine that tile state was united- : ly hf.ck of the government in what- ! ever " ;tr measures it undertook, lie I appointed a slate council of defense, reiiresi'iiiina all p.trties and all ele-i meiits, to oi j:ani.e the war activities of Illinois. j Tlie work of this council was note-, worthy. Fini'iit'ed liy an appropriation ! ot .f.'iit.lNKI us against appropriations for similar purposes in other states runnini; us high as $.ri,(K0.000, the Illinois Il-linois council achieved results equal in importance to those of any other body of its kind In the country. Among the things it did of direct aid to the gov-p gov-p ernment's military plans was to give preliminary training to several thousand thou-sand drafted men, so that on reporting report-ing to camp they were able to obtain immediate recognition as noncommissioned noncommis-sioned officers. The council's chief function, however, was In building up the morale of the people at home, fostering economies, and aiding move- ments of whatever kind designed to Increase national efficiency. The governor kept In close personal touch with the Illinois boys in khaki and blue. He visited them in their camps, traveled to the seaboard to bid Godspeed to departing contingents and was at New York to give welcome in the name of the state to the veterans who came back at the close of ths fighting. , His interest in the soldiers ws not merely ofliclal. Among them was his own son, Pullman Lowden a member of the Prairie division. In that divi- '. sion was the "Dandy First" regiment of the Illinois national guard with which Lowden served tor three years as lieutenant-colonel. Pullman went oversea with his outfit, did his .bit la the ranks as a common soldier, and i came back with the cherished fold j service stripes. |