Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-01
BOND CAMPA|GNON
S5,OOO,OOO,OOO GOAL
Opening Of Liberty Loan at Four
Per Cent. Today.
FOUR WEEKS is TIME LIMIT
McAdoo Starts on Tour And Appeal To
Be Spread By Every Pos
sibIe Agency

~41t% HG%n~I
With $4,000, 100000 and 100000
subscribers as the nations goal, the
campaign for the Liberty Loan Will
begin today The official circular for
the loan issued by Secretary McAdoo
fixes the amount of the loan at $4,000
100000, reserving the right to allct
so per cent of the oversubscriptions.
He hopes that the subscriptions will
amount TO not less than $4,000 900, 900,
and that the number of subscribers
will be at least 10.000,000
Secretary McAdoo left Washington
last night for Cleveland, where he
will officially open the campaign With
speech. The Secretary's trip Will
extend TO the Pacific Coast, and he
will deliver many speeches TO arouse
the interest of the people in the loan
and the necessity Of placing their
funds at the disposal of the govern
ment
A Treasury announcement of the
fact that Secretary McAdoo will make
his openeing speech today at Cleve-
land said:
Americas second great bond issue
to prosecute the war in defense OF
outraged American rights and in the
cause of democracy against autocracy
will then be before the people of the
country, to whom is again afforded
the opportunity to show the Kaiser Of
Germany that the American republic
intends to bring this war to victori-
Gus conclusion as soon as possible"
From the moment when its doors
open today until the close of business
on October q, the last day of the
campaign, the Treasury Department
will put on full steam to make the
Liberty Loan bonds the topic of dis
cussion in schoolroom, workshop. of
fee and home.
Many cities have made preparations
"a open the campaign with distinctive
demonstrations. Factory whistles
will blow. aerial bombs will be sent
up, flags will fly, and various other
features will be employed to arouse
enthusiasm In the evening meetings
will be held in many cities and towns
throughout the country, with adj
dresses by speakers.
More Flyers Over London.
The London district was again raid
ed last night by German airmen.
There are persistent but unconfirmed
reports that three enemy machines
were brought down.
While there was bright moon
there also was slight mist, and the
raiders were invisible to persons in
the streets, but from the sounds of
the anti-aircraft guns in action the
indications were that the raiders were
moving over various quarters of the
district. The anti-aircraft firing
after o'clock.
Field Marshal Lord French reports
that two groups of enemy machines,
followed by others flying singly.
crossed the Kent and Essex coasts be-
tween $40 and o'clock last night.
They came toward London About
ten penetrated the outer defenses, but
only four or five got through to Lon
don itself
Bombs were dropped in Kent, Es--
sex, and London No details of the
damage or casualties have been re-
ceived.
In expectation of nightly raids, the
streets of London were much less
crowded last night than ordinarily.
A majority of the people got early to
their homes and the services in the
churches were held at o'clock, in
stead of Z. Hence, when the warn
ing was issued. the streets were quick
ly cleared There. were the usual
scenes in the tubes and other shell
tiers. but the police and special con-
stables had less difficulty in handling
the crowds than on previous occa-
siCns
British Take Turk General.
A British official report concerning
the operations in Mesopotamia an
nounces the capture Friday of Mus
haid Ridge (about sixty miles north
west of Bagdad, on the River Euph
ratesl, in the region of Ramadie,
from the south, cast and west, and
continued the attack Saturday, the
enemy everywhere surrendering The
captures by the British include guns,
ammunition, and several thousands
of prisoners. including Ahmed Bey
and his staff The report of Major
Gen. Frederick S. Maude. commander
of the expedition, says:
! After an advance Thursday night
we attacked the enemy's advanced
position at Mushaid, four miles east
OF Ramadie. early Friday morning.
Mushaid Ridge was occupied with
little difficulty. A column, continuing
to advance. manoeuvred away from
the river. attacking the Turks main
positions about Ramadie from the
southeast, while our cavalry moved
wide around to the west of Ramadie.
The allotment to be subscribed to
by the people of Maryland under the
new loan has been fixed at $5S,000,-
600, and an urgent appeal is now go
ing forward urging the people to