Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1918 — WAR HINTS, HELPS, DUTIES [ARTICLE]

WAR HINTS, HELPS, DUTIES

COMPLIED AND CONDENSED FOR THE STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE BY GEORGE ADE. If there is a community anywhere in Indiana that has not gone definitely and resolutely over the top on the Fourth Liberty Loan, the State Council of Defense entreats the good and loyal citizens of that community to subscribe and keep on subscribing until the world knows what your answer will be to all deceptive peace propositions. Your failure to respond to the call of duty will be just as calamitous as a defeat at the front. If you are going to give a head-ache to any one these days, give it to the enemy in Berlin and not to the men fighting our battles.*

One subtle purpose of the request for an “armistice” was to divide sentiment and slow up the fighting energies of the great forces that are now settling .all issues involved in the war. The man who begins to hold back his help’on the theory that “the war is about over” is the one who is really working to prolong'the war and increase the total losses. A good foot-ball team plunges all the harder when the other fellows begin _to break in the line. Now is the time when speed and energy will count. No let up! Straight on to victory! .* * * *

Every Red Cross chapter has received copies of a leaflet on “Spanish Influenza,” telling about the prevention and treatment of the disease. Get a copy and help to check the epidemic. ♦♦ » ♦ Do your Christmas shopping this month and next month —the sooner the better. Don’t ask for special deliveries and don’t involve the merchant in a lot of book-keeping on your account, ♦♦ * ♦ We must deliver to the allies seventeen million tons of food-stuffs. This is fifty per cent greater than our total food contributions during the past year. We must conserve the staple foods, not part of the time but . all of the time. ♦* * ♦ Only one Christmas parcel will be accepted by the Red Cross for shipment to a soldier overseas. Each soldier will be given a Christmas Parcel label which he will forward to the person at home from whom he wishes to receive the package. No package will be received unless it bears a special label. The card-board boxes which must be used can be obtained rom Red Cross chapters and branches after November Ist. The parcels must be turned in at Red Cross receiving stations not later than November 15th. Get the special directions regarding contents and total weight before making final plans as to what you are going to send him.

The school children were to have taken a census of the live stock in Indiana this week but the flurry over “flu” has closed the schools, so the federal - authorities probably will ask for it next month. ♦♦ ♦ * Governor Goodrich, in his recent proclamation, requested every farmer to have enough good seed corn for two years safely hung in the dry by October 15th. How about it? Private D. M. McMurray returned to Indianapolis today after a short visit with his wife and children, who are sick with the Spanish influenza.