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imesMerM --" SECTION TWO AUTO CASTER NKW8 PICTORIAL AND VICTORY LIBERTY LOAM VOL. XXXII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON MAY 3, 1919 NO. 27 fkf V. LOAN NEED SHOWN IN NEW WAR FIGURES "America's Munitions," by Major Crowell, Tells Story of U. S. Effort There is food for thought for Vlo tory Loan Doubting Thomases In tho folio hi: cvcerptB from "AMERICA'S MUNITIONS" just Issued by Major diet t'rowell. Asst. Sec't. of War. The estimated cost of the ordinance reqtilii'il to equip our first five million inipn I'd ween tiz.oun.uou.otio and UlJ,000,00O.0OO. Since 1775 and April th. 1917. ALL appropriations of Con- ess were our zr,vuu,uuu,uuu, inciiiu- In fire wars and the pensions result he f r. -in these wars. The total cost If the nrdnanco effort to equip our five million men amounted to 111200 for every hour since the birth lrf riirist. There was never a shortage of Dokeles powder. )ver 2.500.008 shoulder rifles were dured in the 19 months of our par- 'tlclratinn in the war more than either Kngland or France produced during that period. The average monthly production during July, Au gust and September, 1918, was as foleows: uce 40,600 England 112.811 IV B. A 233,662 Over three billion rounds of small arms ammunition were produced and our speed before the armistice was twice that of France and 10 greater than Kngland's. Our production of machine guns dur- ' ling the period from April 6, 191", to 'Nov 11. 1918, was slightly more than England's and slightly less than France's. At the end of the war our rate was twice that of France and nearly three times as great as Eng land's. I In connection wfth 76-millimeter -shells. 4 L'V'.MiO high explosive shell. ),000 gas sin 11.4 and 7,250,000 shrap- had been produced complete by No- I ember 11. 1918. A total of 6.250.000 unds of 75 millimeter ammunition ere fired by American Artillerymen- 1.000 rounds had been shipped. "We were building to make Victory kbsolutely certain." o We wonder If a gentle and delight-, Fl sense of humor Is an integral rt of Bolshevism. To make men ndemned to be shot dig the pit in rhih they are to lie together ap pears to the Russian bolshevik! a neat and appropriate Joke. They also drive nails into the shoulder of cap- Itured officers and merrily term this "decorating them." SEVEN OF THE VICTORY LOAN'S 77 REASONS Millions ara dad tn take mil lions of Americana out of khaki! The official estimated expense of maintaining America's army till demobilisation la complete la 12,354.317,000. Of the 3,700,000 fighters called to the colors before the signing of the armistice, 2,002,175 wore on overseas duty. Up to the middle of March less than 500,000 were back from the battlefields. The cost of getting Pershing's conquorois and the men who per formed vnlla,nt service on this side uack into civil life will total at least B1,M4,048.!60 That $(10 lionus to honorably dis charged men hMIh $225,000,000 to the demobilization bill. Then come transportation costs abroad and at home. These Include the Item of 1700.000,000 for Amer ica's superb transport at ion system In France. WsjW and rail cost estimates for travel oscillate at the 8500.000,000 murk. Millions also are due for the supplies, equipment and munitions that by ending the war suddenly saved ul least 100.000 priceless American lives! PERSHING SENT HONOR ROLL ON CHRISTY POSTER More Nationalities Among America's Dead Than at Peace Conference. "Americans All." the Howard Chan dler Christy Victory Liberty Ian poster caused folks to pause and study the names on the roll of honor. Ob, yes. several noticed the Christy girl, too, but tho names were taken from actual casualty lists sent from the battlefields by Oeneral Perahlng: Du Bols, plainly a French name; Smith, who in this case was an Kng list. man. O'Hrlen, "nuff ced": Ccjka, a Behemian: Haucke. a somewhat dif ferent Herman; Pappandrikopoloua. a Greek, of course; Andrassl. of Hun gary; Vlllotte, of sunny Italy; I.evy, of one of thousands of Jews who were with the A. K. F. : Turovlch. a Jugo slav; Kowalskl, a Pole; Chrlcxanevlci, of Russian Orlfla: Knutaon, a Scan dinavian, and Gonzales, of the blood of the Dons. Americans all, arc these, even if all first did see the Unfit of day from skies that brightened the lands of their nativities. Subscribe for them. The Yanks' hobnailed shoes are ai'l u- have left their marks upon "ViaORY--DONT 1 WASTC 11," ARMY FLYERS' AIRGRAM Flying Circus Drops 100,000 Messages on San Francisco. A United States Army Flying Clrcui observation plane scouting over Sar Francisco Saturday, April 12. dropper 100.000 aerograms like tho following, before it was theoretically shot dowr, by combat ships: AEROGRAM Out of the Air, Saturday. April 12. 1919 To finn Francisce: Victory -don't waste It, Subscrlbf to l lie VtCtOTy Liberty Loan. 17, ft AltMV KLYINO CIRCUS. Thousands of folks OSHgbl the yel low nu'ssHges as they fluttered dowr and took them homo to paste in theh I scrap books. Among the lOO.OOO were severa' hundred other aerograms similar lr I appearance which were good for German helmet when presented at Lib erty liaii headquarters with a receipt i for the first payment on a Libert) Note. There's a lot to think about. In th 1 phrase "Victory don't waste R,' Think It over. , ; ROOSEVELT SAID "Don't let Wall Street monopollxt the financing of the war, but If you da then do not blame Wall Street Simply admit that It la more patriotic and far-sighted than you are." Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt was a great American because he saw through tr the heart of things and because he had couraire enough to tell wrrat ne saw He said something in that quotation, above that every American ought tc con over. Roosevelt practiced what hi I preached. He bought Liberty liondi to his limit. He wanted to keep the securities of the United gluten out ol Wall Street. Ho felt that tney be longed In his house and tho house ol every plain American for tne good ol the nation. "There should be Liberty Ponds In every home In America," ho declared another time. Like all tempt men Roosevelt knew that the 'uture ol America is the future of the million! of humble homes dotting her bills and valleys, her plains and cities. He knew, too. that a Liberty Hond In those humble homes assured Amir lea's future. ' You know It even as did Roose velt Help mould America with the Vlo tory Liberty !xan. most of the pavements and walks In France. 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We can sacrifice here and there to take, each of m. our share of the VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN. leep faith. This Hpa.ce l'aid lor and Contributed Thru the Patriotic Co-operatlou of Styl? Iffirat National . Sank OF BURNS V. 1. ' jsiiiiia