TTTK BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. JUNE 101T. in v i America Must Not Repeat England's Great Mistake! Isaac F. Marcosson, noted magazine writer, returns from five months in Europe to read us a lecture on what he terms ourapathy. Are The American People Apathetic? "America," he says, " is making the same mistake that Eng land made. The Englishman solaced himself with the idea that England is an island-fooled himself with the idea that the war would soon be over. "The result was that the flower of England's young manhood was eliminatedvbefore the country realized that the German sub marine had put a ring of terror around Great Britain. "Americans are bitten- with the delusion that the Atlantic is a God-given bulwark against the invader. They have forgotten the exploit of the U-53. "If Germany is not beaten on the battlefields of Europe, then the conflict must be fought out here in America. Americans must realize that our army is going to France to fight for Am erica. The scene of the fighting is in Europe. The issue at stake is here in America. "America must find herself deeds, not emotion." -and her patriotism must Yom Most lhit With Moimey or Musket You who cannot go to the trenches must stay at home and fight " You who cannot help with muskets must help with money. However much you pay, it is cheaper to pay it for your country now than to pay all you have to Ger many later. The Red Cross Needs Your Money Now You've bought the Liberty bonds. That helped Uncle Sam prepar.e to fight. The Red Cross needs your help now to get ready for the relief of the men who fight. And you'll help, we know you'll help help cheerfully, gratefully realizing thai it is a high privilege to have the opportunity. Every' dollar you give to the Red Cross helps save a wounded soldier. Every wounded soldier saved is as good as three new men sent to'the front. And every wounded soldier rescued from death means an American home rescued from the blight of mourning. Give your dollars give them liberally. THE FIRST MAN THEY SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD. We Must Back the Fighting Man Only one out of every 100 people can do actual fighting in the trenches. The other ninety-nine must stand back of that one man to the last limit of their resources. You are one of the ninety-nine, who must stand behind some one soldier with your dollars. If you can't fight with a musket, you can at least fight with your money. The government is busy with tremendous prob lems of raising and training the army and navy building ships providing arms and ammunition. Putting an army in the field is a tremendous task. Getting that aimy ready to go abroad is a vastly greater undertaking. It May Be Your Son Who Needs Help When that army gets into the trenches hundreds and thousands will be killed and wounded. Among these heroes may be your son, your brother, your sweetheart even your husband. Back of the government back of every enlisted man and his family the Red Cross stands. It must get ready now to do the grim work which is inevit able. It must provide base hospitals, field hospitals, ambulances, surgeons, surgical dressings and the im mense amount of supplies necessary to care for the wounded. It must provide for care of the sick and wound ed at the war base. It must provide for the soldiers' and sailors' families. It must provide employment for returned en abled men, and under government direction, it goes where you and I cannot go in the hour of clanger. Red Cross subscribers are not expected to go to the war front, nor do they assume any financial obli gation other than the payment of their subscription. But the aggregate of these subscriptions, paid by millions of grateful men,, women and children all over the land, will make possible the beneficent work of relief upon which the soldier, sailor and his fam ily depend. This Is Not Charity, but Patriotism This is not charity. To take our place in the ranks of the Red Cross is merely to do' our rightful part in helping to win this war. i We know that the fathers, brothers and sons who go to the front should have every comfort and care. We know, too, that every man or woman, boy or girl who stays at home will want to send their "bit" whether it be $1.00, $10.00, $100.00, $1,000.00 or $10,000 One man in Omaha has given $25,000 to the Red Cross. The Red Cross is ready to help the government. You must help the Red Cross with your money. Let it sink deep into your heart that, as Marcos son says: "If Germany is not beaten on the battle fields of Europe, then the conflict must be fought out here in America." Every dollar given to the Red Cross means an other blow against German domination of the world. Do your share today. Subscribe to the Make Checks Payable to A. L. Reed, Treasurer, Omaha Finance Committee, Fontenelle Hotel, Omaha This Advertisement Prepared by and Donated Through THE OMAHA ADD CLUB i ft M be p B