Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-26

0nu from the county com.
mittee. and. armed with these. they
convincing. the man that their View
point was right. S
they reasoned with him, argued
with him, met his arguments ana re
piled to all OF his questions in such q
manner q q the farmer finally was
persuaded to write his check for q
considerable amount. Not, only this,
but his o who had also beenss oh
jecttng to the Liberty Loan cause,
made outsa check OF an equal amount
and great satisfaction was expressed
all around. ~
This instapce was mentioied as be-
Ing typical OF what has happened
frequently in tho county campaign
during the last two weeks. It was
said, however, that less opposition was
found to the second than to the first
loan. and many Of the soliciting teams
had found that the reaso for the de-
crease Of opposition must be sought
In tho fact that the war has .been
brought home to; Grand Forks county
much. more emphatically than early
In the summer.
Was Brought Nearer Home.
Not only r American soldiere
low in Europe awaiting the signal to
fight. but hundreds Of men from the
county have gone to training camps
at Camp Greene and Camp Dodge,
n several Of the county boys are
serving in the various branches of the
navy. The farewells OF the depart
ing soldiers have had profound effect
on many whose hearts up to then re-
manned rather callOus. and 1t is evil
dent hat the facts Of the war which
last summer seemed to be remote.
now have become thoroughly realized
in almost every home throughout the
county. .%
This may account for the increased
enthusiasm with which the county
committee has been met in the larger
part Of the county.
Special Efforts Made.
But 1t is freely admitted that some
districts exhibit an indifference which
Is exasperating to those who have
given their time. their energy and
their work to the cause. Special ef-
forts are being made today and will
be made tomorrow to. arouse these
districts to a keener sense of active
patriotism. and late this afternoon it
was intimated that these efforts were
beginning to bear fruit.
Committees Systematic Work.
In a general way. it can be said
that the county campaign has been
most successful. This is due to the
fact that the committee has attacked
its task in q thorough. efficient and
systematic manner. and no details
have been overlooked or forgone.
Banks and individual business men
and institutions all yer the county
have co-operated excellently with the
and it was admitted today that it
would be difficult to apportion the ex-
act amount of praise which each
member Of the county, banking or
business institutions of the county de-
served, or. as n member said 1t:
Its not for the gloriication of n
that we have been working. We
have worked to get the money be-
cause u country needs, 1t and be-
cause we feel that we must support as
We can our boys who are soon to face
the foe. Every one of us has hadsto
give generously of our time and have
had. in some instances, to neglect our
WI business simply because we want
ed to see this thing through. There
will be enough honor in it for all If
we reach the goal, and II we go be-
yond that. there will De still more"
This sentiment appears to be typical
among those who have worked in the
interest of the county campaign, and
IL seems TO De Cu1S spirit WHICH HAS
been the winning one-in the county
as we'll as in the city campaign.
Drive Ends Saturday.
The local, banks are still receiving
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan. and
tomorrow when the campaign closes
all over the country. it will close in
Grand Forks county and city, too. It
is felt that this part OF, the state has
no reason to feel ashamed. for. while
the start Of the campaign occasioned
some worry and difidence on the part
of the campaigners. only a few days
had elapsed before 1t appeared that
the public sentiment was markedly
favorable to the of the national
Liberty Loan-a fact which was
strikingly Illustrated in the reported
conversion Of many who at first OPP
posed the idea Of raising money in
this way.
Comparatively few blue cards have
been required-in fact, not nearly as
many as had been feared. This means
that the refusals have been rare, and
that. the nature Of the undertaking
has been thoroughly understood and
deeply appreciated.