Arizona republican., 1917-10-18
FIND PLOT' ID DEFEAT
 NEW JOAN.
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-Pro-G Ger man agents in the United States, ac cOrding to reports to the treasury de- partment have directed their energie. toward defeating the Liberty loan Their organized propaganda has borne fruit, from Minnesota to Texas, it is asserted. in scattered localities where weak efforts nave been made, not open ly but by indirect methods, to discour age subscriptions.
 The work of the pro- German agents officials assert, has been carried on 1ol more than two weeks Some of the workers have had the temerity, reports to the treasury indicate, to conduc' their operations here in the nationa capital.
 Official recognition of the propa- Sanda against the loan was voiced to day by Colonel Herbert NJ Lord. repre- senting the war department at the wa. risk insurance conference at which de. tails of the new soldiers and sailors insurance law are being explained tC officers and enlisted men from the various cantonments.
 There has been an organized ef fort said Colonel Lord, who was chairman of today's meeting, to dis courage and defeat the loan."
 This effort he added. has been mad by seeking to misrepresent the pa triotism of the new national army Al official account of the proceedings the conference, which was behin closed doors, issued tonight by thu treasury department, reads as follows
 Tn convincing refutation of tho islander, which was to the effect tha the men of the national army oppOsef the war, Colonel Lord announced tha subscriptions from the army for thu loan already aggregated S26 900 ant that some of the subscriptions wer, VT itten in foreign languages
 The announcement caused great en- thusaism among the delegates from tho army and navy. marine corps and coas' guard, (attending the conference) 50f oc whom swarmed up to the platform following the address and signed wa, insurance applications, all of whie!h ex- cept 40. were for the maximum O SIT, ,000.''
 Assembled from various sources tht efforts of workers against the loan ap reared to have been directed alonf four ehannels:
 Attemps to discourage prospective buyers of Liberty bonds
 Efforts to prevent certain banks from ha1dling the bonds
 The publication. in certain newspa- pers and other mediums of publicity of editorials and articles which while not directly opposing loan subscrip- tions, tend to discourage buyers.
 The prevention, so far as local an6 Snoradic efforts can prevent of tho placing of Liberty loan posters and ad vcrtising literature where it will b. most beneficial.
 Attempts to discourage buyers by tn, nersonal plea method, have been con. fined mostly to the east. Instances have been brought to the attention O officials where buyers have been ap preached, apparently in a spirit O r'"eat friendship and advised not to buy the bonds.
 Efforts to prevent banks from hand ling the bonds have centered chiefly in Wisconsin. Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana, Missouri and Oklahoma. The president of a Wis consin bank has advised the treasury that his depositors, mostly Germans or of German parentage have withdrawn many thousands of dollars from hi hank because he aided the first Liberty loan
 Better news came today from the Liberty loan campaign. Subscriptions the< <Aeasury officials announced tonight rrchablv exceed s1 250, O00 900 and may reach s1,500, ,0O0O 900 or half the mini
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