Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-24
1lll91ns Today
 on Liberty Loan
A FIELD FORCE OF 2,ooo, 900 IS AT
 WORK
MADOO GIVES KEYNOTE
Not More Than Half the $5,ooo, ,o0O, 900 Hoped for Has Been. Subscribed Prominent Speakers to Help Out.

| ident Wilson. the nation faces the test of determining whether the second Liberty loan of 1917 shall roll up an overwhelming success.
 It faces the greatest day of the cam- paign with not more than half of the $6,0O0. 100000 hoped for actually sub- scr1bed. according to careful estimat- es compiled by. treasury officials to- night. Two and one-half billion dol- lars, they estimate. must be obtained in subscriptions in the four days that remain.
 100000 Million Workers.
 The field force of 100000 workers a,, VIII be reinforced reinforced tomorrow by cabinet. Former President Taft. Will jam J. Bryan. Speaker Clark and other nationally known orators.
 Secretary McAdoo, teiegraphing from Nashville, sounded the keynote of the day in a Liberty Day statement is- sued here tonight.
 Secretary MeAdoo's Statement.
 This is Liberty Day in the Unit ed States, made so by proclamation of the president and governors of the forty eight states of the American union. Would that it were Liberty Day for all the peoples. of the world. Let us make 1t an ominous day for the German kaiser. Let us make it the beginning of the end of military depotism and inhuman warfare.
 Must Feel the Prick of Bayonets.
 "A few days ago one of the kaiser's undersea assassins destroyed the American transport Antilles, killing many of Americas gallant sons. The must be made to feel the prick of Americas bayonets. Let us remem- Der the Antilles. Let us never stop nor falter until this infamous apostle of brutalized war. the kaiser, is brought to justice.
 Does Not Spare German Americans. sailors who were killed on the Antil- les this war was made personal. Today let every American realize that this is a personal ,Ear man kaiser. The kaiser has brought it to every American home, whether 1t be the home of German American citizen or any other American citizen. Americans; he fights all Americans and all Americans must fight him.
 American Public is on Trial.
 To-day the American public is on trial. The eyes of the world are upon eyes of the oppressed peoples of the earth with hope and expectancy the eyes of the military autocracy of inward fear.
 Our first duty is not only to sub scribe, but to over subscribe the sec ond Liberty loan If we fail. it will | no reason why we should fail. because | we are the richest people in the world. !
 All Must Pull Together
 "To accomplish this great task all l must pull together. In de- no one class should be per- | mitted to save or to own the nation. | If each does his part, if everyone is 1 animated by superlative love of coun- try and resolute purpose, we can f1- nance every requirement of the gov and win this mighty war i quickly and save thousands of precious ] American lives and a vast amount of | American treasure. 1t Is our our sailors and our guns that l cate Americas rights at home and up- on the high seas, and make the world 1 safe for democracy.
 Duty to Lend Money.
 "The least service of patriotism that any man or woman who stays at horne can perform is to lend their money to his or her own government on inn security at four per cent in -erest-
 Soldier Risks All.
 They risk nothing, while the sol Tier risks all.
 camps in the west where thousands of splendid American young men are for the army.
 They are setting an example which he civilian population would do well 70 emulate. Our brave soldiers are not. only giving up their families, all heir material interests and putting heir lives in the balance, but they are subscribing from their meagre pay to the bonds of their own govern nent in a larger amount per capita han the civilian population.
 Failure Would Mean Disaraee,
 "The failure of one Liberty loan would destroy the governments credit, confidence, imperil prosper ty and disgrace us in the eyes of the world The patriotic people of the weight states of the union must make such @ disaster impossible.
 When the sun sets on the evening If Liberty Day ten million Americans mould have registered their subscrip- ions to the second Liberty loan." AN INTER-CITY CONTEST