The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
IN BIC LOAN DRIVE
First Offensive of
War in Full Swing.
Nations Energies Toward Max
ing Issue a Winner.

New York, May 21.-America's first
offensive of the war-the two billion
dollar liberty loan drive-is in full
swing today. Reports gathered from
every part of the country showed the
nations energies concentrated in a
tremendous effort to make the issue
a winner.
the mighty campaign. In scores of
cities and towns the walls are plast-
cred with slogans bond for
baby" ring the liberty bell again."
finance your boy on the firing line"
put a bond in every home
Some cities report slow sales. due to
idea that the loan is oversubscribed.
Headquarters here declare it is not
half subscribed.
Capital and labor are allied, bank
ers and toilers have joined hands and
every art of advertising, as well as
sermons, speeches, paradeS and pa
triotic revivals are being used to make
Americas hundred million realize the
bond must be made a success by their
united efforts.
Pretty Girls Aid.
1 New York took two powerful short
arm punches at the liberty loan today.
Billy Sunday delivered one and the big
department stores the other. Liberty
loan booths" in red. white and blue
were opened in the Fifth avenue and
down town shopping center stores
with pretty and efficient young women
in charge taking subscriptions.
Sailors Will Buy.
Great Lakes, Ill, May 21.-Sailors
at the U. S. naval training station will
buy about 100000 worth of liberty
bonds, Capt. w. A. Moffett. command
ant, announced today Under the plan
offered it will be suggested to each
recruit that he purchase a 500 bond
in favor of his mother or some other
member of his family, arrangements
having been made for installments of
SASS a month. 1t was estimated that
the aggregate purchases in the next
few weeks will reach a million dollars.
Richmond, Va, banks are arrang-
| ing liberty loan clubs similar to
Christmas and vacation saving
schemes.
The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea subscribed $4,000 in Indianapolis
Mayor Karb of Columbus, o., is
handling a committee which will
make a one-day drive this week.
Minneapolis raised over s3,5oO,00
in three days.
over 100000 was sold in Mil
waukee, exclusive of big subscriptions
Portland, Ore, bankers are organ
/ izing committee for statewide cam
paigns.
Tacoma banks are selling bonds on
monthly installments.
In San Francisco the liberty loan
committee believes San Francisco and
its district will supply $50, 100000.
Buy a Bond for Baby.
In St Louis the bond in every
home" slogan originated.
The total subscriptions in the
Cleveland federal reserve district are
estimated at $1O0.OOO,00O.
Detroit subscribed 100000 as an
example to other municipalities.
Buy a bond for baby is going big
in Madison, Wis
| The Des Moines Chamber of COM
merce is considering city-wide loan
canvass.
In Dallas a placard will be given
| each purchaser, to be placed on his
house. 1t says: I'VE own a liberty
! bond"
The best slogan in Chicago is: Are
you willing to finance your boy on the
firing line?"
A bondmen's club of l 900 members
will make a house to house canvass
thru northern Illinois, southern Mich
| igan and northern Indiana, their en-
ployers paying all costs.
! New England has fixed $500, 900, 900
as its mark.
Bethlehem Steel will take several
million dollars worth for it's en-
! ployes
Harrisburg, P, banks expect to
1 buy 81 100000 in bonds
Two Albany, n. Y, banks purchased
! 100000 worth each and subscriptions
totaling 81 100000 thru one bank
were reported
Leading Philadelphia bankers are
campaigning to have every citizen in
that reserve district subscribe The
liberty bell, ring it again is the
s-ogan.