Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1918 — EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Our boys in France are standing behind the lines waiting for their “crowded hours of glorious life.” “Nobody but the farmer knows how oats, beans and barley grow," but the nation is getting a good idea how they taste.Liberty bond subscriptions tell us Kaiser Bill don’t stand no chance; We'll give till we wear behind us Bigger patches on our pants. Plant seeds in your war garden, plant your dollars in Liberty bonds. You will have to take care of the garden, but Uncle Sam will take care of the bonds for you. Five hundred gallons of oil had to be applied on the hides of Ringling Bros.’ twenty-seven elephants to get them ready for the summer season. Why not Hooverize on elephants? We take no stock in the report that the “Safety First” slogan originated. with the boys. It had its inception among the “conscientious objectors” of pur own country.