The hope of the world lies
in the sons of America.
They are “over there” now—a million and a
half strong; they are going over daily—a
million and a half more of them. Another
million and a half are waiting for the call
that soon will come.
Those who have been under fire have demon
strated superbly the qualities that make
fighters—they have shown that the barbarous
hun is no match for them.
Many an American son has gone down—has
made the supreme sacrifice for his Country
and liberty. Before the german horde k
driven back within its own borders, many
more American sons will go down. How
many, depends upon us at home.
A small American army, no matter how brave
will inevitably suffer severe casualties. A
gigantic American army will overwhelm the
hun and bring quick victory with the least
loss of life.
The lives of our sons are in our hands. Tb'
boys are ready, willing and eager. They must
be trained and equipped. No time must be
lost. It is up to us to provide the money
necessary to make these boys invincible. We
must do it and do it quickly. With our own
sons already in the fight, every day’s delay
4ays at our own doors the blood of brave
American sons.
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Read the casualty lists in the papers and ask
yourself: “How long shall I permit this to
go on?” There is only one answer: "I will
do my utmost to help equip and put into the
held an American army that will make sbon
work of the hun and put a stop to the shed
ding of American blood
Believing' that it is the duty of
:very person who enjoys the
freedom and privileges of citi
zenship in our great Country to
do his utmost to help win the
war, the following firms and in
dividuals have patriotically con
tributed the money to pay for
this and other advertisements
of the Fourth Liberty Loan:
FAKES MERCANTILE CO.
W. B. FAKES MOTOR CO.
RIGGS BROTHERS
W. W. RANEY
J. F. MORGAN ^
G. L. CARSON J
BANK OF McCRORY
J. R. PIERCEY
MRS. LULA SHUE ;
GEO. H. PROULX
Be a Volunteer
September 28th and 29th Will Be Volunteer Days
On these days everyone will be given an oppor
tunity to step up and buy bonds without being
solicited to do so. Places will be designated
where volunteer subscriptions will be received.
These plates will be announced in the papers
and by signs. Your card will be on file there.
Cards of those who do not volunteer will be
used for active solicitation, which will begin
Monday, September 30th. No one will be
overlooked.
Do not wait for some one to come after your
subscription. Show that you, too, can volun
teer for your Country’s service, just as our
boys “over there” did.
Figure out now the very maximum you can sub
scribe. * Ae ready when Volunteer Days come.
This is no time for half-way measures. Half
way measures won’t push our boys across the
Rhine. It is up to us to buy bonds with every
uninvested dollar we own, plus every dollar we
can save by careful, frugal living for six months
to come.
You don’t have to pay aU cash for your bonds.
You can make your first payment from cash in
the bank, and take care of the balance out of
your daily, weekly or monthly savings.
The forced saving you do now will mean a nice
nest egg later, for the bonds you buy now and
pay for as you go along, will prove a splendid
investment that will pay you a good interest
every six months. After the war, the bonds
will be worth more than you paid for them.
Don’t hesitate to do your duty and do it quickly.
“Don’t let the SON go down.**
E. T. WHERY & SONS
JOHN SHEARER
P. HOLLAND
MRS. LULA McFALL
FLETCHER LEWIS
PLANTERS MERCANTILE CO
J. A. CULLUM
W. O. BARRENTINE
RED CROSS DRUG CO.
H. D. SWAYZE
E. L. HAMILTON
THOMPSON HAILEY CO.