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When Belgium Stemmed the Tide 



Four years ago the Belgian Army, 

 war-worn and weak in numbers, con- 

 fronted the Germans on the Yser. 

 From Liege to the last narrow strip 

 of their country they had resisted the 

 invaders inch by inch, glorious even 

 in retreat. 



At the Yser the Belgians performed 

 a signal service to the Allied cause by 

 holding the Germans while the gaps 

 were being closed in the Franco- British 

 line to the rear. 



Four years have passed, and the 

 same nations are still at death grips 



along the Western front. America, 

 too, is there, and has this opportunity 

 because the Belgians kept the enemy 

 from crossing the Yser long ago. 



The same unfaltering courage, the 

 same inspiration for sacrifice in our 

 army abroad and in our citizens at 

 home will give us victory. 



The complete mobilization of the 

 whole people is necessary and the 

 telephone service has an increasingly 

 important part in speeding the national 

 effort. 



More than 12, 000 members of the Bell System are in military service. Those 

 that remain at home must fill the gaps and do their utmost, with the co-opera' 

 tion of the public, to help win the war. 



American Telephone and Telegraph Company 

 And Associated Companies 



One Policy 



Universal Service 



One System 



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UNITED STATES 

 GOVERNMENT 



