The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1918, Page 5

a es SWS WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9,:1918 eal ae WSEIWSS|WSSIWSS) Put Another: ‘Spike SSSA. DAILY TRIBUNE IWSS]WSS| WSSIWSSIWSSIWSSIWSS| in the Kai sers. Coffin THIS KIND O _ NONE public—can make possible a continuance of the tional interests. Only YOU and your neighbors can save Christmas for the kiddies. * Only YOU—the buying public-can make possible a continuance of * the holiday custom without endangering national interests. Because in years gone by gift-buying has been crowded into two i or three short weeks prior to Christmas. Because Retail Stores throughout the country were obliged to enlist the services of targe numbers of extra salespeople in order to maintain their usual good store service. Because extra fleets of delivery trucks, extra men to man them, and extra gasoline to an amazing amount, became necessary to deliver the purchases of late’ Christmas shoppers. Because the capacity of the mails and express have always been sorely over-taed just bore Chgistmas and train service crippled. WSIS SSW SS WSIS WS USS WSS SS USS SWS SS WSLS WSS SS NSS WESIUSSTUSSUNSS LSSAD) <a a Only you bid your neighbors can save Christmas for the Kiddies. Only YOU—the buying 7S SN ( =| e ts 72) 1%) ie S| ia |. a (2) 5 ‘ = Raa 22) 122) ee =e (s S14 >> NUE ‘y) & \~ - . J i. i= i) S| ia holiday custom without endcngering na- B 1%) iz ea = Because of these things. which cannot be allowed to stand in the ic way of conservation of labor, fucl. gasoline, etc., Uncle Sam decided ‘S| that drastic measures must be taken—and taken now. The easiest, 2 surest way seemed! to be the entire elimination of Christmas for the PA duration of the war. r<|< 7) The Council of National Defense in Washington received reports He fro mvarious sections of the country, some in favor, some against the old-fashioned Christmas. Expressions were even received from our boys “Over There.” They didn’t want the Christmas idea eliminated at home. They ‘felt there was enough of the sordid in war-torn Europe—a sordiness only time could wipe out, and they wanted to picture the folks at home cheerful and as enthusiastic as ever over the coming of Santa—and so Uncle’‘Sam planned to Spread the Old-Fashioned Christmas in a Neéww-Fashioned Way YOU MUST carry all possible Christmas gifts To keep Christmas a holiday full of cheerfulness and generosity and genuine friendliness—a holi- day that came mighty near slipping away from us, ; and other packages. SSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSAAISSM|| : E Folsom Jewelry Storé: _ S.E. Bergeson & Son # Breslow’s Drug Store . __ Hoffman’s Chocolate Shop | The Wonder 5 & 10cStore Holmboe Photograph oe Uncle Sam says— YOU MUST choose useful. educational or i | YOU,MUST adjust your gift purchases so that healthful gifts. - Za all.deliveries by mail or express be completed by . ; E ol December 5th. Time and again the government has called upon (| YOU MUST not make it necessary for mer- the nation for sacrifices in the matter of conserva- i= chants to employ extra salespeople during the tion and financial assistance, all with one motive— i) & month of December. the bringing about of a just, speedy and victorious = Al. ; YOU MUST not expect your stores to remain ee iS i open a single night pefore GresuMae: Time and again this district has answered in a eI we 1 YOU MUST not make a neers '¥ to add to the manner that has focused the eyes of all America f= ES . delivery equipment a single truck or man. upon North Dakota, and made it plain that when A Bz a YOU MUST spread Christmas shopping over Uncle Sam asks, YOU and YOUR neighbors don’t f= 2 — Bl October. November and early December. do things by halves. RE cease iA A ie a ‘ : = Me} . z dt acd YOUR BIT in no better wa 2 a Once more Uuncle Sam calls upon YOU YOU can do ii datencie i ; Z e : than by buying Christmas gift needs when the iB i to do YOUR BIT, and once. again YOU and y ‘ ee chi e s . 2 aul Government wants them bought. 2 Z some eight thousand other Bismarckers will , 5 & set ' Make your plans now. B set the pace. 5 ES a Webb Bios. A. Ww. Lucas Companys » ™ a Hoskins : ” - Studio san ore WSS SSULY Morning DO YOUR of oes : ‘Shop Early i “Shop in the Carry Parcels The local Red Cross Chapter will have one carton for each soldier reported serving abroad All:parcels must be in the hands of the local postmaster on or before Nov. 15. These regulations do not apply to men in the. naval oe 5 [BSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSMISSINSSMISSMISSM ISSA SMISSM| fis WSSIWSSIWSSI [WSSIWSS/WSS) AVSSIWSS|WSS/WSSIWSSINSSIMSSIWSSINSS