| Show AS 13 THE EDITOR SEES IT now that we have taken the plunge there is but 10 one thing thine for a loyal citius of tins this country to do stand firmly by hi hio or country whether heth it be native or adopted the man who does other otherwise c U 13 not amt true either to helf h elf or to the land and that shelters feeds and clothes them there ther are many who honestly thought that we should not go to war with germany but the great major majority ty of american keople thought otherwise so did the president and the angress con presa each was clearly entitled to hi ind individual vol al opinion until such time in ab the non matter t ter was definitely settled one way or the other not but with war atu athaly aly in existence w with i ill our armies hurrying into the ba battle t tle field with our navy making preparations to sweep the seas with our boung oung men rushing to the col ors ora there can be but bat one path for far us to tread absolutely loyalty to our country whatever our beliefs may have been in the past our country is now at war we must support it with our every drop of blood and our every dollar of wealth aith those who think that it will be simply a bluff at war ar merely the assembling of an army that will ill dull ill for a few months and then go home will be woefully eidly ons mistaken the united states has been both loath sort and at slow to draw the sword award butonne but once drawn it will 11 never be sheathed until vict victory cry is c complete 0 m p and our enemy is no longer able b to do us harm government officials have voiced a strong plea to the farmers of the country to cultivate to the limit to the end that we may not be hampered by a shortage in food supplies the manufacturing interests in the country will wiil supply the vast quam ties of arma ammunition and scup ment needed these are all in the making even now but food due does not grow where no seeds have been planted and w phout food fod no army can fight and no people can exist therefore we ask the ibe people of our community to arise to the oe oc casion and produce every ounce of foodstuffs foodstuff that is within thin our or power we may not all serve in the ranks but we can demonstrate our loyalty and our devotion to our country by heeding the plea of the preD president dent in an increased production of food sup plies phea let us not have a acre that is a not net under cultivation or in pasture age let us not have ev even en aback a back yard or vacant lot that is not at producing something patri patriotism train lies here 3 just as strongly as it does dc losert on the battle lity we suggest to the municipal im an thon ties that they pass a resolution pledging to the president and the government the unswerving ally ani material support of this corn core manity similar action will be takei e I 1 in every alook nook and corner in th country it should not at be overlooked here act action to this end should be both quick and empt hath how many american flags are floating to the breeze in this town towne there should be more they should be in evidence everywhere it iq not seemly that we go about the str streets estat shouting our americanism ito into every ear but it is proper and right the thai we show our or own col colors coll l by bv displaying ithe the national colors I 1 and the largest largist flag of all should be 1 proudly adly flow from the court house building |
