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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1918)
Thursday, September 12, 1918 EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS FARM COIN, CROPS AND FIGHTING SONS AID WINNING WAR LIBERTY BONDS GUILD TANKS By Mra. Hazel Pedlar Faulkner N ow here ha s appeared a more suc c in c t re m in d e r of th e enorm ous r e s o u rc e s of th e A m erican farm and th e fa r m e r s in sta n t rea d in ess to m e e t any w a r dem ands th a n a brief dis p atch from London recently a n n o u n c ing th e suspension of th e ration limit on bacon. Owing to th e accum ulation of stocks of 97,000,000 pounds of bacon from A m erica, th e dispatch said, th e r a tio n ing of bacon would be a b a n doned for th e tim e. Since this e n orm ous stock w as for civilian req u irem e n ts and probably a m uch g r e a t e r q u a n tity had been sa fe ly landed for allied a rm y needs it does not require e x tre m e im agination to visualize th e long procession of cargo ships which ha s ste a m ed across w ith this one ite m of th e food sup ply. All th e cargo space of from eight to tw elve fre ig h te rs of a v e rage size would be req u iied to tra n s p o rt 97,- 000,000 pounds. “Twenty-six A m ericans cited for conspicuous bravery and valor.” . Your h e a r t thrilled, too, to th a t news, which now has been repeated m any times. T he little shivers of pride ran down your spinal columns, wom en of Oregon, us you rea d of th e th in g s those boys did over there. And honestly, dow n in your h e a rt, didn’t ’ you say, for th e th o u sa n d th time, "I wish 1 could do som ething w orth while! " T his is one of th e light t a n k s which played such an im p o rta n t part in th e rec e n t allied drive on th e Montdidier-Amiens front. K now n in th e B ritish arm y as “W h ip p e ts ”, th ey a re also in use by th e French. No A m erican com m unique h a s m entioned th eir use as yet. T h e "w h ip p e t” is said to be a ble to outspeed and o u tm a n e u v e r a man. T h e ir g r e a te s t use has been in c ru s h in g th e m achine gun posts which the r e tr e a tin g G e rm a n s left behind to hold off puisuers. T h e e n orm ous bag of prisoners w as due to th e “ w h ip p e t's ” ability to drive lanes through all obstacles, evade hostile a rtille ry fire by th e ir speed an d m aneuvering ability, and even force th e s u rr e n d e r of artilleiy . A large p a rt of the F o u rth L iberty Loan probably will be needed for the building of such land “d e s tr o y e rs ” . WHEAT GROWN DESPITE SABOTAGE FARMERS FIRST IN LIBERTY LOAN Oregon, a lm o st purely an agricul tu r a l an d stock-raising sta te , was tn e first in th e d is tr ic t to a n nounce its quota exceeded. T h e farm in g d is tric ts w ere uni form ly m ore p ro m p t in m eeting th e ir a ssigned obligation th a n were th e m etro p o lita n d istric ts where b a n k s and factories w ere concerned. W ith th e com ing of th e F ourth L ib e rty Loan, which will overshadow any previous financial triu m p h of the U nited S ta te s by two to one, the fa r m e r s p a r t should be relatively e a s ie r since he now has tu rn e d his m a tu r e d cio p s into cash. T h e F o u rth L ib e rty Loan, calling for tw ice a s m uch as an y of the previous w a r funds, all of which were epochs in th e c o u n try 's history, will show the U nited S ta te s really buck ling down to b u s in e s s 4TH LOAN CALLS FOR FULL EFFORT IH*spite our p re s e n t tra in in g in th in k in g in n o th in g less th an Bix figures, th e F o u r th L iberty Loan is a huge sum and will require a long, stro n g pull fro^y every citizen if ! WAR CALL FINDS WOMEN PREPARED TOR VITAL WORK Her.rtstring^ ..... ^regon Homes Close to French Battlefields— Fighters’ Hands Upheld Shiploads of Bacon a Mere Item in Procession of Food to Fighters, Civilians D espite th e b u rn in g of g rain ele vators, the torpedoing of w heat shi?)s, a n d sabotage and a rson in th e grain fields of the country, th e A m erican f a r m e r has gloriously played his w ar p a r t by producing sufficiently big crops to feed th e allied world, as his sons have brought fear in to th e h e a r t s of th e enem y a t C antigny and C h a te au T h ierry an d in th e Rheims- Soissons battle. Now we rea d t h a t o th e rs besides von K u e h lm a n n believe th a t G erm any c a n n o t win by force of arm s, as th o se G e rm a n s n o t dupes of the prop aganda-fed G e rm a n p ress already knew th a t E n gland could not be s ta rv e d by von T irpitz' ru th le ss sub m arines. But far from being satisfied with th is m ajo r p a rt in w inning the war, th e fa r m e r h a s played a liberal p a rt in financing th e struggle. L a s t spring, w ith seed and im p lem e n ts to buy, and all th e p re-harvest expense of w ages and m ain te n a n c e , not an agri c u ltu ra l distric t in th e w est failed to m e e t o r ov e rsu b sc rib e its quota of the T h iid Liberty Loan. Page Five “ W h a t a re those V erdam pft Y anks yelling about n ow ?” said Fritz on P a rade. “ T he Schweinpigs have just h e a rd th a t th e F o u r th Liberty Loan was oversubscribed fifty per c e n t,” th e S e rg e a n t in Special C harge of Uaby- Killing said. I The Cyclops has no m ore completely disappeared than would F reedom from Am erica if the Hun conquered. Do your p a rt in c ru s h in g the Hun by buying Liberty Honda today. P a rry the Allied punches as he will, th e re will be one b a ttle from- which th e K a iser will reel back whipped, his T h e G erm an s e rg e a n t and sixteen power forever crushed. As you would m en had Just reached safety a fte r a have every ounce of your m uscle a id gloiious r e t r e a t of 3.7 k ilom eters from ing; such a blow, buy YOUR limit of the Aisne. | FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN BONDS. “ W h a t m ade th a t Yank so m ad when he cou ld n ’t catch up with u s ! " It is not th e size of your subscrip- inquired a corporal when they had r e I tion, hut its proportion to w h a t you covered th e ir breath. i can honestly afford, th a t will m ark “ He was all hopped Up with a r e when the FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN port t h a t th e F o u rth Liberty 'Loan was is past w h ether or not you are 100 per way oversubscribed,” said th e s e r cent American. And if you a re not geant, who had been in the U nited 100 per r e n t A m erican you a r e 100 S ta te s and knew how those things per cent Boche. worked. Liberty Bond3 or German Bondage. F e tte r Fritz. Free F ra n ce — Buy Lib Boy over here to win over th e r e -y e rty Bonds. Liberty Bonds. is to be accom plished in th re e weeks, FRANCE AND BELGIUM from S e p tem b e r 28 to O ctober 19, GET AMERICAN SUGAR allotted. T h e re is no m ore doubt of th e ful Ninety-five i>er cent, of «11 refined fillm ent of th e loan on schedule tim e su g a r sent from th e United S ta te s to th a n there is t h a t the A m erican a rm y j will throw von H indenburg and Lud- th e Allied nations went to F ra n ce and Belgium during the first live m onths endorff hack ac ro ss the Rhine. And a s surely as tens of thousand* of this year. of th e b rav e st of A m erican youth France got 72 per cent., or nearly will lose th e i r lives in th e fierce 83,000,000 pounds, and Belgium receiv c o m bats in which the H un will be ed nearly 11,000.000 pounds, or 23 per forced b ackw ard out of F ra n ce , ju s t cent. • so surely will th e raising of the g re a t In each country this sugar wns doled Liberty I.oans not be accom plished e u t by a stric t rationing organization. The e n tire am ount to the Allies In without every A m erican m a rsh a llin g the last dollar of his resources, and these five m onths—23,701 tons, almost a b a tin g every unnecessary expendi hnlf of which w as shipped in May— Is only about one-half o f 1 per cent, of ture. ou r total annual consumption. “ Six m o n th s of w ar am ong th e g re a t pow ers will b an k ru p t th e SUGAR EXPORTS SMALL world,” said econom ists before A u TO NEUTRAL NATIONS gust. 1914. Now, with th e Allied Pow ers pre Only 797 tons of refiner! sugar wer* paring to end th e war in its sixth shipped from America to neutral n a year, the least of th eir worries is tions during the first five m onths of finance. this year. This am ounted to only 3.2 Make your F o u rth Liberty Loan sub per cent, of the total exports to nil scription a heavy one— ove rsu b sc rip countries. Mexico received more than tions will m ake th e A m erican a rm y half the am ount we exported to neu th a t m uch s tr o n g e r in morale. trals. Som ething w orth while—of course you can. You can do som ething im m ensely w orth while, ju s t now, for those sam e boys and all th e i r kind. You can m ak e possible th e contin uation of th e ir deeds of valor and heroism . You can help them put an end to the need for such sacrifice and h a rd s h ip s a s they have b e e n com pelled to make. MAKE DEEDS CF VALOR FtLSihLE You a te th e iu s t n u n e n ts chosen for u g re a t work, and th e tim e for service is here. T h e G overnm ent is asking you once m ore to bring out your hidden treas- u i e —th e dollars you have been cure- fally p utting uway for some special need. T he call for the F ourth Llb- e .ty Loan has been sounded. Our c o u n tr y ’s challenge to our patriotism has been voiced once more. Oregon women have a record for loyal response to all of the previous Loans. T heirs has been a ge n e to u s reply to the c ountry’s war need. T h e daily lists of nam es of Am er ican boys who liave given theii all for th e ir country have found O regon’s Bons a m o n g the num ber. It is for such a s those, and for the tilings for which they fought an d fell, tliut th e aid of tlie folks at home is sought. Ours is a lesser part, but it is an e s sential part. PATRIOTISM CHALLENGES T h e le p o rt of what women a n over the United States did for ttie T hird L ib e ity Loan is an inspiring page in th e h isto ry of united w ar effort. F rom e a st to west, from C anada to th e Gulf of Mexico the story is the name. Ev e ry w h e re tlie women cam e lorw ard, bringing their dollars for th e Loan. W h a t they will do in tills F ourth L iberty Loan will he no less c ie d it able. T h e time for questioning is past. T h e day of speculation is gone. H ere and now, with one aim and o n e purpose, you women of Oregon in line w ith y o u r sisters from all over ti.e land, will march in the a rm y behind tlie khaki-clad boys over yonder, fur nish in g th e funds not alone for th e successful car.ying on of th e w a r— t h a t we a re pledged to do,— but for th e speedy complete d e te n t of tiie enemy. Money means power in th is struggle betw een th e right and wrong. Dollars spell success in the conflict for rig h t eousness. Yours is a vital part In th e struggle, women of Oregon, — th e "thing worth while” is yours to do NOW. ---------- % ------------- Buy a bond, now don't he slow Dver t h e r e our brave boys zo. N’ped they ask you to res» >nd. Don” he s la e k e ts — Buy a bond