Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1918 — UNCLE SAM’S COMMANDMENTS [ARTICLE]

UNCLE SAM’S COMMANDMENTS

1. Thou shalt not evict, for nonpayment of rent, a soldier’s dependents, under penalty of SIO,OOO fine.’ 2. Thou shalt not cut off a soldier’s life insurance because of delayed premiums. 3. Thou shalt not forclose a mortgage on a soldier’s property. 4. Thou shalt not take away a soldier’s home on which he has made part payment. 5. Thou shalt not sell a soldier’s property because of his failure to pay the taxes, national, state or local. 6. Thou shalt not settle a lawsuit against a soldier during his absence. 7. If a soldier is sued, the courts shall postpone action until he can attend to it. 8. If a soldier has a mine, or timber, or farm claim, assessments on which are overdue, it shall be held for him. • 9. Honor thy soldier and thy sailor, that thy days may be long in tiie land of Liberty. 10. No man hath greater love than he that offereth his life for the world’s sake, and it is commanded that neither lawyers, nor the loan sharks, nor the gatherers of tithes shall fatten on him. The above is copied from a placard issued by the Summit Co. (O.) Draft Board and the Akron Chapter Home Service Section.