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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1918)
Fi;i" LA GRANDE' GUSEItVER PAOE FIVH P-5 J . s 1 i I 1 1! i IB! SATURDAY, APRIL 6 IS "VOLUNTEER DAY " IN UNION COUNTY. . LIBER TY LOAN COMMITTEES IN EVERY DISTRICT HAVE ALREADY SPENT WEEKS PREPARING THE WAY FOR THIS DRIVE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, . DAY AFER DAY MEN AND WOMEN OF UNION COUNTY HAVE STRIVED TO " GET READY" TO "PUT THIS THING OVER." MEANWHILE THE GREAT MAJORITY HAVE DONE NOTHING. WILL YOU DO IT NOW? YOU WILL SUBSCRIBE EVENTUALLY! WHY NOT NOW? TOMORROW, APRIL 6, IS THE DAY. SEE YOUR LOCAL CHAIR-MAN-OR BANK. - "'TIS FREEDOM'S GALL LEND YOUR-All" Florence II. lloyt, Portland. e :.i ur -t n vs. vi At oi hi in miuw" n w vr .m .... . . . . i 1 1 1 1 i f ! i ij S Ul : planned hy 5 1HpMf Thin is Oregon'tf ofttcial slogan TIs Froerioni's Call; Lend Your All. Defend yourself. If you can't go uctohb to light, .you cau do the next best thins by investing In Liberty Bonds to keep your boy your neighbor's boy on tho firing lino To Protect Your Country To Perpetuate Amtriean Freedom To Keep the I)e;um Hun From Your J")nor. We can't aut ttv quickly. The danger is Imminent. will be tardy at best. Don't atop to think, any wore tuau you would stoj to think whether to Btrike buck if you were- threatened by an assassin. Will you jeojardlH your liberty by failing to do your duly? He who hesitate la most assuredly lost. All that your forefathers fought und died for la loct. All that tho patriots of 'Co fought for is lost. This is your great opportunity. Ui.e it and Take your place ao a real American. . ; EVERY TOWN IN UNION COUNTY HAS A PURPOSE OF RAISING THEIR QUOTA IN ONE TO TWO DAYS. IT BEHOOVES LA GRANDE PEOPLE TO HURRY IT HAS BEEN FOUND NE CESSARY TO CUT THE TIME OF VOL UNTEERING TO ONE DAY. MONDAY MORNING, APR. 8TH, THE LA GRANDE SOLICITORS START THEIR CAM PAIGN. BE A PATRIOT AND -SUB-SCRIBE SATURDAY. . THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS IN UNION COUNTY MUST BE PERSON ALLY SOLICITED DURING THIS MONTH. WILL YOU HELP REDUCE THIS ENORMOUS TASK BY BEING ONE LESS TO SEE? THREE THINGS TO DO! 1st SUBSCRIBE. 2nd SUBSCRIBE VOLUNTARILY. 3rd SEE THAT YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR DOES EVEN SO. Fight, Buy or Show Why Loosen It's up to this fight, buy or show; iwhy! ... j ! Every American who can afford In ' buy a Liberty Ilond will bu expected' , ; to buy. ! If be refuses, the searchlights ol public opinion will be no turned upon lllm that he may be put Into Ihc posi , ' Hon of having to explulu why be tic nles the government the use of his surplus money, tf the plans of the National Liberty Loan licad'piurjcrx. - at Washington are carried out. Information regarding the standing of every individual, his world, his In i come, his Hed Cross activities. -- - . amounts which he has subscribed toi mlT ... ....... , tho Kirst and Second Liberty Loans ; rUT IRON IN OUR SOULS! iwr work which he has done, his: . patriotic allllude, und other Ut-tullK. : The Spirit of the First Line Trenches BeNoSlacker Be a Backer the Cn rse will bTI be carefully I luted on u ques- tlonnalre which will be kept ou file by the government. : Questionnaires, prepared in Spo kane for use in Kasterit Washington, contain 34 questions. One has to be' Needed in Loan Drive. t "A -ittle more iron In our souls." iv us the appeal made by Late Youiik i in Pes Moines recently, "a little more of the spirit of our soldiers, a stimulus j that will give us a relentless and un- TO THE LIBERTY 'LOAN WORKERS filled out for every man, woman and, .,.., 1i.n,.rmiation to wlnn the ll. i child above 15 years of age4 Among' .zon,.,-,, monster from the lace of i tho earth." - American people are noted for their j complacency, their seeming willing- ! ness to ejijoy the fruits of their pros- pertly, leaving to others the task of j fighting their war for Ihem. They do ! lirtt ulm. In runll.n llm uiinFmlli- .if patriotic attitude, general reputation.) (Jprnmny8 crime and the intense seri- ( ousness of the present world war of . the inquiries were, nationality, pres ent occupation, name of employer, other trades or occupations qiialirird In, Liberty Loan subscriptions, earn ings, Hed Cross war funds. Hed Cross members In family, miscellaneous war donations, war activities engaged in. opposition to war work, if any Considering the fact that Oregon's percentage appears to he ratlnT'low In comparison with other federal dis tricts, the local Liberty Loan Commit tee feels that it may be necessary to adopt some such means here of re minding the people that they must do soinelhinK to save the reputation r themselves and their state. Cards are now being prepared. The information for these cards will be gained by the captains of the different eity pre cine Is. after the ranis have been as signed to their proper districts by postal employes. In Hie rural dis ! self preservation, the supreme test of ; our manhood and our civilization. Our soldiers are doing their part, hut, says Mr. Young, "how pitiful ure ' Hed Cross contributions. Liberty ; Ilouds and Y. M C. A. gifts compared witli the sacrifices ami sufferings of i our sold'ers. We have comfort, hap- piueas. the ties and affections of home, j Hut they, (ike Immortal Alan Seeger. ! have their 'rendezvous with death." "We are proud," he continues, "(but i America ha met her drily, true to her ! best traditions. And muy God grant trtcts over tho state, the work of in-; hK lhm !.US V U"tr' llX no.1 ,n riexingr the inhabitant has been Soiug om 8I"S u,J"Kail " "r 'U'ra, 'In nur Alllea. tn ntir eonnlrv'" on for some time. Authorization for obtainlnx the In formation comes from Washington When the system Is finally complete, slid wheu I'ncle Sain niake.s the ac riualnlance yf all his citizens and knows their ineans ami their obliga tions, then John Jones musi be In duce! to make him a loan or lie able to give an excellent reason why. JTIIE SPACE FOR THIS All. IS S J PAID KOK BY J. J XAiiR t Fi nMTCRE CO; F. U LILLY, J J IIARIIWARK; J. H. PEA RE & SOX, OPTICIANS AM) S JKWELI.EItS. ! Stttlo Liberty Loan lleadiiiarters, . Portland, Orenon, April il, 11118. To Ten Thousand I'ellow Workers for the Liberty Loan In Oregon! We set out loilay upon the accomplishment of a tremendous task the ralfliiK of Oregon's shr.re of Unit part of the National Defensn Tund known us the Third Liberty Loan. Li t us, each one, take to the work In band with our bcarls confident of but.ne ultlmaio result VICTORY. Let iu keep com.tantly in mind Hint a prompt ami overwhelming sub sriiption lo the Third Liberty Loan -Moods is exacted of us. I'alterlnK In this only Is virtually equivalent to an expression of williiiKuess to abandon our boys who are In the trenches, suffering and flKhtini; for us. ' . Thoroiifchly sweep the field on the canvass! No man should ask; soliciinrs lo romn a second lime In this effort. In solicitim; subscriptions see that they are enrolled before leaving. A taalt of this 1 nni. I luil i wel! beuuu lu half done. With ihn Spirit of the First Lino Trenches let every man and woman do his or her duty. "This war." suld 1'resldeiU Wilson, "must be won, cot by the government, but by the atroiiKth of the American people." In Ihe spirit of "WK WILL" we will win. Sincerely yours, ICinVAHD COOKINOHAM, Hubert R. Smith, Executive Chalrtuan Oregon Slate Stcto MuuaKtir. Central Liberty Loan Commutes. HOW OUR BANKS WILL HELP 'YOU BUY Hunks Make Liberal Agreement. t'nioii county's banks have reached n liberal oenicilt con cerning the manner of financing those needing help In buying. Third Liberty Loan bonds. The following announcements have been Issued by them. The hanks of Union county agree to carry notes given by their cus tomers for Third Liberty Loan bond Htibsci iplions upon the following terms: The second payment of twenty per coin for sixty days at 4 1-2 per leent, the third payment of thirty- five per rent for thirty daya a 4 1-2 !per cent. Upon the dato of making the fourth und final payment, all of the jnninuuts then unpaid upon the sub scription as evidenced by notes al ready made will be consolidated In 'one note, which will be carried nt 'the regular rate of S per cent for la period of three months, with piiv-l liege of renewal for a second threo! months. Is understood thnt the first payment of five per cent Is to be paid In cash at the time of malt-1 i ing the subscription, j La flrande National batik, I'nlled 'Kliilcs National hank, La Ornnde, Oregon: First National bank. Union, j Oregon; First National hank, Elgin,' .Oregon; Slate Hunk of Imnler, Imli ler, Oregon; Cove Stale bank, Cove, Oregon: Farmers' Slate hank, ! North rowder. Oregon. Upon a tlmu thuro was a farmer j whoso sheep worn threatened by coy otes, so he decided to protect, them nt night with a high, tight fence. All day ho labored and when evening ap proached It was almost, bat not quite, completed. Tho farmer was fagged, twilight was approaching and Instead of null ing up the remaining boards ho drovo In the sheep and decided to take a chance- In I lie morning ho discovered the ravages caused In tho flock by tho enemy marauders; the fence ho hud built fur protection was no protection, because when twilight came he fulled to finish It. . i . Don't permit your patriotism to suc cumb to the twilight zone! In the twilight there Is a slacking of Industry, a toudency to take things Indifferently to loaf. Having performed a good day's work, twilight finds u man tired of the heat and the burdens, ready to rest and congratulate himself on his accomplishments. The Third Liberty Loan la In tho twilight zone of war financing. , Twice have the people of Oregon labored Indefatlgably and accomplish- -ed a great work in oversubscribing the slate's uliutment. Now conies the rent test now is o disclose whether they still havo tho vigor anu patriotic strengtn Hereto fore displayed. . It remains to he seen whether they will consider their duly poi formed and are content to sluckeu, to take things Indifferently, to loaf on the job of patriotism. After u day iu the fields it requires spunk ami pluck to tackle additional work In the twilight. The man who determines to press the labor a llttlo further to make a rent finish to the day's stunt, Is doing something for himself. And so Is It with those who havo helped in the previous bond flo tations. There is a bit more to do be fore turning in; a ll'lle more exertion and patience und drain on the re sources. Hut if patriotism Is not lulled Into Indifference of the twilight, the fenco of protection will be completed. Take no chances. Kvery bond Is a hoard In the fence to keep out the I hill coyotes. Report, but don't repeat. Help in Ueruiuuy's defeat.
