Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 13, 1918, Page 7

PAGE SEVEN = . e e e — —— — —m——_——,————,— e e = -~ p— ———t 2 e e e --‘-. & Scan ~, ~——— >~ DIED IN SERVICE - FRANCE April 2157 1918 »* r [ling to earlh A?icz? less leafl’ w Are Bared. IEUTENANT ELY, it is ours reverently to went to the post that day, that your last letter to acknowledge the service you have rendered. . those proud parents you left back home contained a " . oo \ e message not alone for them, but, simple and sincere, , To your country and ours, you gave all .= for all your countrymen as well. . L you had to give, a life, young ard bhuoyant, offered : ‘when you had but just arrived at life’s fullest under- It did, indeed, for you uncovered the heart of all = standing—and more than this no man can give. ' America when you wrote, “J/ want to say in closing, . A if anything happens to me let’s have no mourning | But in the giving, sir, you gave as well the out- .in spirit or in dress, for like a Liberty Bond, it isan | = ~pour of your stout young heart —that all of us to investment, not a loss, when a man dies for his : whom you pass along the teuch might offer prayer, country.” ' | and carry on in better understanding of that ! 3 ennobled cause for which no sacrifice shall be in vain. The Fourth Liberty Loan is now announced. : Some of us are far behind the fighting lines of Do you think, Lieutenant Ely, that we shall France today. For circumstance has made two soon forget your admonition—or that we shall not =z battle lines, and there must be therefore those gone proudly subscribe for all we possibly can of your | to fight, and others kept behind to carry on at home. country’s Liberty Bonds, which you so nobly glorified? 1 [ = But as you say, both lines bring chance for % Indeed, we can do no less, for it seems to us | deeds well done, and great investments too. " that each subscription blank must bear your parting ' - salutation—‘‘for like a Liberty Bond, it is an invest- - } Little did you know, Lieutenant Ely, when you ment, not a loss, when a man dies for his country.” e . BUY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BOND 3 F THE OUR,TH‘LIBER"IY "LOiA I ritten by I. R. Parsons i This Space Contributed to Winning the War by 1. ST e S —