Show AND THE GREAT WAR every citizen must be prepared to give government full share of support ALL r MUST wl MAKE SACRIFICE present and future interests of f nation ti on are at stake troops must be kept fit to bring the final victory by BEN F this great war in N which the united states now Is an active tind determined participant Is a war ol of the whole people it is not being waged in the interest of any one cedas or combination of classes the and future interests of every citizen ot of the nation are at stake and because of this there can be no division of duty or responsibility ability As a plain matter of self de bense every man woman and child must shoulder houlder a 1 I fair share of duty and responsibility must be willing to make any sacrifice the circumstances demand must practice the thrift that works tor for the conservation of labor and material in a word must be pre prepared pared to operate cooperate co with nith the governa government ent at washington in the most wholesome and effective manner pos possible ie the united states has been at war with the german empire almost a year despite tile the fact that great strides have been made la in the nations vast undertaking m roaby an I 1 citizens particularly those in isolated parts of rural sections tifnie not yet had the war brought home to them forcibly and with the ole full meaning of oe the possibilities of victory or defeat farmer much concerned the american Americ aKi farmers fanner however far removed lie he may be from the centers of ft viar vi ar activity however vaguely the war has been brought homo home to him Is as much concerned with the outcome of the great struggle as any other citi ten en america went to war with the imperial german govern government mAnt partly be edase va ase the kal kacsur er and his advisers refused to let this nation send to europe its ila kessels laden with the products of american farms and fields and factories the imperial german government cruelly sank these vessels and murdered american sailors assuming that thi th german government hod had not been called on account for its open violation of international treaty right for there was v us nn fin understanding that neutral ves lelu eely should not be sunk without warning and not then unless they contained contraband of war destined to tile the enemy hat would have become of kmer american ican shipping in general the answer Is that none of american products would have reached the foreign markets the war has vastly increased the foreign demand for foi american farm products and the prices the producers are receiving are the high lit t they have received in many years so bo the war Is being waged very largely in the interest of the american producer of foodstuffs making it possible tor for him to enter cuter ills hla goods in the foreign markets which aich because of war conditions have been forced to rely almost entirely upon the american producers for or the necessities of life men must be kept fit with condiL conditions lous intolerable and destructive tive to the american producer I 1 brought about by tile the al arrogant ka 1 german government the united states after subjecting its patience to the severest test took the bit into her mouth and entered upon the task of preserving her rights an and the rights or of all who live under lander her flag this nation lifts has called many hundreds of thousands of young men to the colors many of whom already are la in the nar zones of flanders and france other young nen inell sons ot of the soll soil as well as sons SOLIS of the city will aill be called to strengthen those who nho already have donned tile the klaff of the army and the blue of the navy their voyage across the rlue infested seas must be safeguard safe guard ed their bodies must be kept strung by the proper nourishment while on the european battlefields and on the war a alps lp that hint are striving to lo keep tile seas crien to traffic between the j producer and the buyers of 0 euro europe their health must bo be conserved in a ord they mua be kept fit to ban bring g victory to tile cause of the american producer produce and those who remain tit at home realize r responsibility in keeping with that upon tile the endangered shoulder american manhood d in tile the fighting ranks by thrift and saving by sacrifice if need be they are called upon to lorai form the second but none the less Import important att line of defense they cannot eng age in the actual business of fighting but their government has the right to expect them to old aid in supporting the american 11 fighting forces by lending their money to the cause |