Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-10
PROVIDENCE ,MAN.-To
 ASSIST LOCAL cAMPAIGN N
Ralph K. Fiske is Cooperating With Norwich Liberty Loan Committee.

The Norwich Liberty Loan com nit tee with the sub committee chaifmen, h,
 neld an important meeting in the di- rectors', room of the Norwich Saw ihgs Sosiety Tuesday afternoon at 3.3O o'clock The committee chaifn1en re ported progress. Whether Liberty {: Loan thermometer a Liberty Eoan : clock will be erected in the immediate te vicinity Of Franklin Sduare rests with : ths chairman or the publicity com naittee, Weston C. Pullen, as it was voted to put the matter into his hands , with power. =,
 Ralph H. Eiske of Providence has come to Norwich to assist in the local camp padgn. He spoke before a school teachers meeting at o'clock Tues day afternoon. Tuesday morning he committee and gave them an instruc- tive talk .cn the campaign work The Liberty Loan committee is very
 desirous of having the local rsbbis
 make mention of the campaign at
 their services Special Liberty Loan
 sermons, it is pointed out would
 greatly help along the campaign.
 The total subscriptions in Norwich
 now number 1S for $9Sf50.
 Additional sub committees have
 been appointed as follows;
 r Merchants, Committee =, Otto F.
 Wulf. chairman. H.. B. Cary, hard
 ware: s. Edward smith. stationery
 and bo@ks: W. R. Baird, automobiles;
 Emil Fox. bakeries: George II. Chap
 man, barbers: John M. Lee, dry
 goods: F. J. Pagan. tobacconists: Will
 l.. Stearns, clothing: l.. R. Church.
 coal:' Fl. NJ. Lero1, druggists: D. T.
 Shea, furniture: R. F. Smith, grocers;
 jewellers: N. Eugene Smith, shos stores; J. Henry Shannon, liquor deal CTS.
 Schools Committee-Supt. E. J. Sy-uh huyr f.1, ,frvr, B.. Stanton. Frank P. McNamars, Jennie Grove, Caroline Stevens. Eli
 zabeth Hayes. Ida Spafford. Emma
 Ward, Angeline Stanton, Mary E.
 Renneat, Mary McNamara, Mary Kampf
 The manufacturers, committee with F: B.. Ricketson as chairman will be composed of all of the manufacturers Of the city with power to take care of their own plants as they see fit and any assistance will be given by Chairman Ricketson. i
 Much attention Is being attra cted by the Liberty Loan display in one cf the windows of the Olersen company store.
 The congress of the United States has authorized the secretary of the treasury to sell to the American peo- pie boods. of the United States bear ing four per cent. interest, with val table tax exemptions. and conv vsr.ible under certain conditions into other issues of United States bonds that 1 may be authorized by the congress. The official circular of the treasury l department gives full details. l
 There is now offered to the 'Amerf- f gan people new Issued of $3.000. .000,- poo of bonds 70 be known as the Sec ond Liberty. Loan. They will be is .uch terms that every patriotic citi- zen will have an opportunity to assist | he government. by lending his money lpon the security, of a United States government bond. 1
 It is essential to the success of the var and to the support of our gal ant troops that these loans shall not 'nlv5.. be subscribed. but over-sub ;cribed. No one is asked to donate or give his money to the government; money to the government The loans will be repaid in full with interest at he ate of four per. cent per annun \ government bond bears interest and nent compares with it. for safety. eady :convertibility into cash. and un- questioned availability as colIateriaI ecurity for loans in any bank in the United States.
 People by thousands ask the, treas ny constantly how they can help the In this war. Through the urchase of Liberty Bonds every one an help. No more patriotic duty can C performed by those who cannot etually fight upon the field of bat. le than to furnish the government 7ith the necessary money to enable it l 9 give our brave soldiers and sailors l Il that they require to make them trong for the fight capable of win ing swift victory. over our ene- ltes.
 We light, first of all. for America's ital rights, the right to the unmo- ] ,sfed and unobstructed use of the