Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-25
Thousands Participate in
Successful Campaign;
Days Work Nets
$2,000,000.
NOW AT TER NEW GOAL
Local Directors Believe Tulsa
Can Subscribe $7,000,000
Before Drive Ends.

All Liberty day records In the
United States were broken by Tulsa
yesterday when 3.091 individuals
bought bonds of the total value ol
$1,000 900. The latter figure exceeds
the bond sales of any town In the
southwest, including Kansas city.
Tulsa's grand total To date Is
S4,AS7 $50. This leaves Approximately
$500. 600 TO be subscribed before the
quota is reached. Every effort viii
now be made to make IL S7.000.O0O by
Saturday night in order to make up
for the deficiencies OF other cities IN
tho state.
The total number OF subscriptions IN
Tulsa last night was 1908. Ten thou
sand subscribers Is the goal set hv tn
campaign committee, and there In
every reason to believe that It will be
reached bv Saturday night
Thousands OF workers-men, women
and Chiidreu-scoureG the town yes.
terday. Where's your brtton?' was
the universal query. one woman's
team sold more than Sl0Q 900 worth
of bonds. The boy scouts did wonder
ful work.
The tulsa Army of Liberty turned
In $551.S50. They were divided up
into teams and they went about their
task In n Systematic manner.
New Worlds Record
Figures given out by the committee
last night showed that 10 per cent Of
the citys population Of seventy thou
sand have bought bonds thus far. This
ls "A higher percentage than can he
shown 10y any other community In tn 2
United states. Tho popular success of
the campaign was the occasion OF
great rejoicing last night.
II was a holiday In name only. The
banks wero closed as far as regular
business was concerned. but someone
was on duty at each one to explain
the Liberty bonds and take subscrip-
tions The Tulsa union musicians
band played all day hong. They
seemed to never tire. Volunteer speak
ers went up and down the streets ad-
dressing crowds on the sidewalks. An
old fashioned rattle, with n $50 bond
given away at each turn of the wheel.
was conducted from o'clock in the
afternoon until / o'clock last night
on Main street. Women I'm charge OF
"a booth at Third and Main watched
with eagle eyes for men without but
tons on their lapels.
School Children Marched.
At noon 5000 school children
marched thru the business section.
carrying appropriate and striking ban
ners, and singing song, the burden
OF which was: while We Are Can
ming the Kaiser"
Liberty loan headquarters at the
Chamber of Commerce was q beehive
of activity. A dozen clerks gave out
supplies, tabulated subscriptions, etc.
Campaign Director n. X. Graham was
the busiest man in the city. on ac-
count of the wonderful spirit of self
sacrifice shown by many volunteer
workers and the fact that they went
where they We're sent. regardless Of
the chances for getting large subscrip-
tons or small, 1t was decided not to
make public the records of the diff
ferent teams, organizations and indi-
vlduals
A statement explaining this was is
sued bv Mr. Graham. 1t follows:
To the People OF Tulsa: 1t Is not
my desire to intrude myself upon you,
but do not feel that l can let this
occasion go by without expressing In
a public way deep sense OF graft
tude to the hundreds of children,
women and men who Wednesday
served their country actively and to
the thousands of loyal Tulsaus who
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