. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . say, ourdarndest. The railroads can play animportant part and I do hope each and every employe of the dear old Baltimoreand Ohio will strain a point to do 4iisdarndest. As I am one of the smallest potatoes,and receive low wages, it was a greatsacrifice for me to buy a Liberty bond,but I am proud to say I did so. I alsosubscribed my pay for one hour a weekto the War Chest in my home city. Iam doing all I can to save, and I wastenothing. I planted every inch of ourback lot in vegetables. I mend my ownshoos. 1 practise thrift and economy 20 THE BALTIMORE
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . say, ourdarndest. The railroads can play animportant part and I do hope each and every employe of the dear old Baltimoreand Ohio will strain a point to do 4iisdarndest. As I am one of the smallest potatoes,and receive low wages, it was a greatsacrifice for me to buy a Liberty bond,but I am proud to say I did so. I alsosubscribed my pay for one hour a weekto the War Chest in my home city. Iam doing all I can to save, and I wastenothing. I planted every inch of ourback lot in vegetables. I mend my ownshoos. 1 practise thrift and economy 20 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE and self - denial inevery way I can. Mychildren go bare-footed. We live ascheaply as possibleand we eliminate allwaste. I pay mywar contribution toseveral differentlodges, of which I ama member. My wifeand children aremembers of the RedCross. It takes alot of self-denial,because of my mea-gre wages, to dothese things, but Iwould rather makethese sacrifices nowthan to see ourdear old UnitedStates a slave to the. p. M. PENNINGTON greed of Germany. Nearly ev^ry dayis meatless andwheatless at ourhouse. We are sav-ing with clothing aswell as food. I cutshoe strings from thetops of worn outshoes. I and myfamily are not asham-ed these days to wearthreadbare to win thewar. Ill do any-thing to make thedear old Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad astrong factor in help-ing to win the war;to make its historyone we can all beproud of. **What I am Doing to Help Win the WarBy F. M. Kirkendall Assistant to Chief Delivery Clerk, Dayton, O. (In Service Two Years and Three Months) Napoleon said he defeated the Aus-trians because they didnt know the valueof ten minutes. Blucher was ahead ofschedule and his unexpected arrivalturned the tide at Waterloo. Buell wasahead of schedule and gave to the Unioncause a victory at Shiloh. Our troopsare on the fields of France ahead ofschedule, and the tide has turned in theworld conflict. The writer is a d(3hveryclerk at th
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