The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 12, 1918, Page 1

eae G IF IT IT HELPS WIN THE WAR, THE STAR !S FOR IT-— | — Nn ata a eee eee |PEACE REPLY ON WA‘ CONTENTS OF GERMAN NOTE IS NOT KNOWN YET | -steracetwo | view } Yank every eee! “FULL Send It to the Yanks ~ et one eng } { tar today publishes the first weekly re : attic NEWS, especially gotten up for the § at the front. They want Seattle news. § } So when you are writing to any of them, aoe , this Star Weekly to them. It will be published } { THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Rntered as Becond Class Matter May 1, 1899, at the Postoffine @t Beattie, Waen, under the Act of Congress March 6, 1679, Saturday. Find it today on page 2 LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS _VOLU ME 20. NO. 194 ee | BeHonest With the Dead | They have gone! Brave, loyal souls, fear- ing naught, daring all, sacrificing their utmost! On the fields of France and Belgium— and in Italy—have our beloved Yanks dedi- cated their lives. Thru shot* and shell, they kept faith with America. They fought for lofty ideals, for high purposes, for the banish- ment FOREVER of the evil power that has turned the world crimson. That power still rules. Only yesterday and the day before did the bloodthirsty fiends turn their fire upon innocent women and chil- dren on the high seas. Only within the past 48 hours did these beasts of Hunland murder men as they swam for open boats. | Can there be any let-up in our battle against such barbarism? What would our dead say if we quit NOW? We, too, must keep the faith that our men on the batélefield have kept—and are keeping. Ours is the duty to fight with dollars, theirs the duty to fight with bullets. If they laid down their guns, we should be horror-stricken. And if we refused our dol- lars? OH! That cannot—that must not be. Today, October 12, the anniversary of the discovery of America, has been designated Lib- erty day by President Wilson. Be honest! Keep faith with the dead and with those who, living today, may make the supreme sacyifice before long. They have GIVEN and are GIVING. You must LEND. To fail in our Liberty Bond quota would be the height of faithlessness. SEATTLE, BE TRUE! _———————————————————— SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1918. Weather Forecast: NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS PER COPY Por Year, by Mail, $6.00 to $9.00 Ton tht and Sunday, generally rly winds. Rvyen Vea WReWeaWanVRn Vn Wn VY ® For Every Yank in France We've Got to Buy a Round- Trip Ticket to Berlin BELLEAU WOOD. An American sergeant, helmet gone, shirt ripped, face black with grime, stood with braced feet, his rifle leveled at five Germans. The five threw up their hands, and all yelled, “Kamerad!” The sergeant advanced. A sniper’s bullet broke his arm. He dropped the rifle, and drew his automatic pistol, with his left hand. A second bullet pierced his leg. That didn’t stop him. He shoved the pistol against the back of one of his prisoners. He ordered the others to make a liiter. He forced them to carry him down a road, across a fire-swept field, and thru a wood to his post command. * * * Sergeant J. F. Brown was cut off in the woods beyond Mezy. Eleven privates and a corporal also had been swept over by the enemy attack. They crept together under his command and attacked an enemy position. This was with such force the Germans thought themselves out- numbered, and surrendered. A German major was among them. ‘They numbered 159. + * * Private Frank P. Lenert was captured. This was in the woods at 3 a. m., June 26. Lenert made his captors think they faced death in a coming attack. The whole party gave themselves up to him. He marched them back to his regi- ment. They included tive officers and totaled 83. Private Lenert accomplished the impossible. So did Sergeant Brown. So did the sergeant at Belleau Wood. Battles are won that way. The spirit of these three is shown by the whole United States army. At Chateau Thierry. At Belleau Wood. At Cantigny. At St. Mihiel. * * * The army alone can win a battle. But not a war. To win the war, the spirit shown by the army must fire the whole nation. Each must be like a soldier. Each must have the will to accomplish the impossible. Each must be ready to match the spirit of Sergeant Brown, or Private Lenert. A CHANCE FOR THAT COMES IN THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN. Each is to buy all the bonds he can. Then double the amount. That may seem impossible. Don’t let that stop you. Do it, anyway! Germany slips. Its armies are hurled back in defeat. But they are not yet routed. Their men- ace remains terrible. The allies are on top, and call for help. The call is for men and more men, guns and more guns, speed and more speed. Quick response means victory for American armies, final defeat for Germany, preservation of the United States. The call goes out to all. It’s for money, on which every other effort depends. The answer must be an overwhelming response to the Fourth Liberty Loan. * * * Twice as many bought bonds in the Third Loan as bought bonds in the First and Second. A yet greater number must buy, and buy more than before, to subscribe the entire Fourth Lib- erty Loan. Liberty Bonds are the most secure of all investments. They are backed by the entire resources of the United States. One who buys as an investment serves his own interest. But this loan has stronger appeal than any advantage of investment. Its strongest appeal is to loyalty. Buying Liberty Bonds is a duty every loyal American owes to the United States, and to its defenders in the United States army. * + * July 15, American forces were driven back from Chateau Thierry. It was on that day that an American commander sent this dispatch to Foch: “None of our soldiers would understand their not being asked to do whatever is necessary to eliminate a situation which is humiliating to us and unacceptable to our country’s honor. We are going to counter-attack.” Yanks in France wouldn’t understand not being asked to do their best. They wouldn't understand the failure of any one at home to do his best to back them up in it. * * * BUYING AS MANY BONDS AS CON- VENIENT ISN’T DOING ONE’S BEST. ONE’S DUTY IS NOT DONE UNTIL ONE HAS BOUGHT TO THE LIMIT. Victory comes high. But it’s only a frac- tion of what would be the cost of defeat. We've got to win. We’re going to win. FOR EVERY YANK IN FRANCE WE’VE GOT TO BUY A ROUND-TRIP TICKET TO BERLIN. a a PILIRIRITURTRIRTL PTET TET Ee Lye Va VRVWR VR VRVa VR VR WR 4