The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
BELLS PEAL TOGETHER
TO AID LIBERTY LOAN
All Over City Chimes Proclaim Mes
sage of Liberty to Those Who y
Will Aid the Cause.
Seldom is Richmond reused by such

Seldom is Richmond reused by such
a sound as last night when every
church bell and fire bell in the city
that now is the time to buy a liberty
BOND. Possibly more people heard of
1.-THE liberty loan last night than at any
other time since the big fund started.
for when the bells began ringing all
over the city at the same unusual time
| OF night. every one who did not know
what 1t was for asked some one else.
And soon it was that every one knew
the bells were calling to men and
women to stand up and take their
place among those who are battling
| for freedom.
Promptly at $40 the bells began
to ring. Far out in the West End
the chimes rang out from q belfry
tower, resembling the tones that float
ed out of old Liberty Hall one night
long since when America was young.
Far down another street. new bell
took UP the notes, ad rang out its
message to suffering lands across the
sea, saying across the distance that
America is forming her millions into
mighty army bent on bringing sue
IGOR to the needy and lifting a wound
ed world from grief and bitterness.
| Men who had been engrossed In
business these weeks and had not
stopped to think so much of what
1.-THE world outside is doing, paused Ia
listen to the pealing of the bells, and
then remembered they had not done
their share. Forthwith they made a
memorandum that today they would
buy their portion of the bonds. Wo-
/ men. still devoted to their own at
fairs and who had forgotten they
were called upon to make a sacrifice
for others sake, listened as the bells
strokes died away, and then resolved
THAT on the morrow they would sub
lstitute share in the liberty loan for
a gown they had expected to buy.
Rarely do all the bells OF city
ring together except on Christmas and
at New Years time, when they bring
their message to all mankind And
/ 1T was fitting that last night these
bells should Join together to ring in
a reminder OF the duties which have
fallen upon every American. At New
Year bells announce the beginning OF
a season. and mark the birth Of an
other year with joyousness and glad
news. At Christmas bells proclaim, as
~ they were ringing two thousand
years ago, the coming of a Child who
should bring peace and happiness to
men. Glad tidings and great 10Y
came with them. and their duty was
to make this known to all the world
The bells that ring to herald the lib
erty loan have no less significance
They proclaim to the world that this
great land of the free is Joining hands
across the earth for the salvation OF
those who cannot save themselves
and for the birth of the brotherhood
of man.
Those who heard the bells last night
have been called upon to buy share
OF liberty bonds. II IL 4 duty that
! men and ownen Should feel privf-
legged to face. for with one stroke
they are putting their money to the
best use the world can afford for IL.
Today It Is hoped that the subscrip-
tons to the great loan will take an
other leap into the millicns. for II
has been truly said that a $50 bond
bought today may save the life 81
some boy who Is fighting for his
home. Any bank in the city can ar
range the sale of 4 bond, ana Ameri-
ca is calling on all her family to lend
!! a hand