Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 27, 1918, Page 8

' HREE MILLION - MEN — half of them in yours, all of you who are left Behind, as much or even more s g France—many more in training. - than it is the man’s in the trench. : But is this all their f:gbti S L - For that man, though three million strong, cannot raxse a hand in the cause of democracy, he cannot cven‘ It takes ten men at work to keep one fxghtmg man faie w hasitin self -defense, ikt for S0, at the front. Ll He i potcnt only as you ate potent. He can fight only as you will flght. The difference is only this: his fight is expressed in nerve and amn1umt10n, yours in work and dollars It takes millions of dollars just to keep this army fed. It costs thousands of dollars every time one battery of big guns lays down a barrage. Is it any wonder then, that the Umted States is spending at the rate of fifty millions of dollars a a'ay in’ war and war plans? And with that grand total as the interest on a far vaster principal, which must support this this entire country of ours. It will gauge the power that colossal cost or all this task will have been in vain,. whose you intend to put back of the ftghtmg men in France for fight do you think this is? : the next half year ot more to come. : “The Fourth Liberty Loan is the World’s b:ggest drive back of the lines.” It is the test of the financial reserves of The man’s inthe trench? The fellow’s onthe supply- In f“t it will show the value you place on: the heri- train? The chap’s on the gunner’s deck? : tage of liberty, which three million men have taken up arms to defend [or you to-day. - No, it is yours! ; et ; Take care when you sign thas subscrtptxon blank for It is your fight, Mr. Banker—yours, Mr. Manufac- Liberty Bonds that the amountyou set squates as nearly as turer—yours, Mr. Merchant—yours, Mr. Mechanic— it can with all your heart acknowledges this heritage to be yours, Mt. Worker—yours, Mr. Farmer. Thrs fight is worth to you. . - BUY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BONDS OF THE FOUR.TH'LIBER’EY LOAN ‘Written by L R. P-rlon' This Space Contnbutedto Wnnmg the War by BEMIDJI BOX CO. FARMERS STATE BANK SECuRlTY STATE BANK GUST. BROWN 0. G. SCHWANDT FAIR STORE HARDING-WHALEY CO. BEMIDJI ELECTRIC CO. DR. E. W. JOHNSON - THIRD STREET CAFE __ O’LEARY-BOWSER CO. TAGLEY & WOLD ST. HILAIRE RETAIL LUMBER CO. EDWARD JACKSON DR. D. L. STANTON ABE GROSSMAN “~ FRED BRINKMAN J. C. PENNEY CO. : , DR. E. A. SHANNON P. J. RUSSELL \STO HOGANSON BROS. C. W. JEWETT CO. BARKER’S DRUG STORE LARSON & LARSON _— =N BAZAAR'STORE MINNESOTA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. GrAY BREAD CO. CiTY mpnuc STORE JOHN A. DALTON GIVEN HARDWARE CO. BEMIDJI MFG. CO. NORTHERN NATIONAL BANK C. E. BATTLES C. A. KNAPP GEO. T. BAKER GILL BROS. KOORS BROS. CO. FIRST NATIONAL BANK E. F. NETZER SCHAVITCH BROS. 0. J. LAQUA SCHNEIDER BROS. CO. - HENRY MILLER | 7 1 | = —fil—~“—4— —i — — RS %,, — ] S i‘ = l ,,_v;‘ U S 7#:‘- I S— —_._.P—_ 1 H i | { : Defective