The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-12
BOND SALE
NOW OVER
7 MILLION
Rev. Nj. S. Rice Stirs
Workers With Patri-
Otic Address

WIN NfNWnNN - 20 I'D i't "'... '
so thoroly she Will stand wHo1t
htching for. tho ro-i NJ her dats
declared the Rev " Rice pastor
of the North Woodward Wefho sf
church IN an Intimate talA to the
Liberty bond statesmen ine tioar1
Of Commerce. Thursday afternoon
u WAS the popular preacher tr~i
appearance ln me BOARD of Com
merce since his return from DE var
zone where he spent several months
preaching 10 tho soldiers tn camp
and trench under the auspicps or
the Y VI. e.. a The statesmen gave
him q rou-ine welcome and he talk
stirred them mighuly
as matter OF fact continued
ihe pastor. "GernianN WIS whipped
the DAY she was stopped az The
Battle OF the Maruo. and II she
cant lick Tho world In 40 day she
cant lick ~ In 90 years. she Is ike
hsh thar has been properly hooked
and has been played long iimf
until Il il tired oui over there
they are Just wasting for Ameri a
10 come in with the gah 10 land ~
IA before us. We are going 20 rise
10 this task with every ounce OF our
strength and put u over. Men, ]
know America I know Detroit: and
have absolute confidence IN hcF
Detroit will do her part no need 10
worry about hat Bui The thing o.
10 do II quickly The time Is near
Al hand when America shall prove
itself in money in men, In might,
and. most important OF all m moral
influence.
THE greatest word IN the world
today is the word OF the common
man, and the reai hero 81 The hour
is not the man Who IS giving the
money. but the man who Is oui
there getting shot. ] tell you, iel-
lows. 81 IN becomes ans man 20
claim any honor for himself in this
war who has not been out on the
firing line face 20 face with death.
the common. man whose voice Is the
real voice OF government today
II was reading the other CAY q
book by a German philosopher. who
defines the people as the part OF
the government who don't know
what they want That Is the great
trouble with Germany today, The
curse OF Europe is that the nations
are SO enshrouded in diplomacy that
the people don't know what they ar,
fghting for We are going 20 chang,
all that. When this var rs oye r my
friend, the German philosopher. Will
have 10 write new definition for
The people"
Subscriptions 20 the Liberty loan
reported by the bond statesmen and
banks Thursday noon. boosted the
grand total 10 $3.50 900. The
amount subscribed since Wednesday
was s2.lis.l00.
Included in the report we're sew
eral large subscriptions. The First
and Old Detroit National bank. thru
Frank G. Smiths team. took $500.
900 OF bonds on its own account
This team was the days winner In
class y, with q total OF 1909 800. rep
resenting 10 subscriptions.
Team No. rs, Frank g. Nlcol.
which holds the record for all three
divisions with $4,000. reported
Wednesday. came Across Thursday
with s3s4,s00 more in 10 subscrip
tons.
Team No %. captained by Louis
Walker. reported slS0.s50. including
a SiS0.0U0 subscription from he
Security Trust company
Richard Fowiers team 81 Ad
crAfters were the prize winners In
class A. turning in si52,5o0 in 725
subscriptions Most Of these were
obtained al the Ecorse plant OF the
Great Lakes Engineering works
The company was given much cred
II for the success Of the drive
Among the workers ~ this plant
who subscribed for a bond Vas q
German. former soldier In me
kaisors army. who came 20 Amer
lea after recovering from A gas ~
fzet Another subscribef was a "a
~ Austrian who has son 10 fhe
Austrian army
The Rotary CLUB again carried %
the honors IN class G.. with sub
scriptions tOtaliug S262f5e. includ
ing subscription OF 100000 from
the s : kfesge company 4 Young
man named Hollands who has eu
listed In the navy. sent his entire
savings $3.50. 90 q Rotarian. 80 be-
invested IN Liberty bonds
Abncy r lArned sales chairman.
again scored the bic busintss men
who have failed as get 10 come 90
the front with their dollars he
contrasted thelr attitude with that
~ the workers In the factories. who
are making real sacrifices in order
go help nll Urcc SAM war chest.
Sergt kiugsieN d Canadian. re
Gently bacs from The trenches wlth
n crippled arm. told the statesmen
TIC urr---itt al asaE4a+nR -.-ln p-e-
stores ~ munitions and equipment
In spite OF obstacles placed in
fheif. waN h9 narrow minded eAcru
lives. Who place their iudr iIeni
above mat 90 the men directing tng
] liberty loon campaign iho teams 900
Glass 4. engaging IN canyassng fh"
farCc factories of me rity arc maxi
ing splendid progfess
The executives who arc causing
an the trouble take tac position
that even the Liberty loan h not
tuficient excuse Geo admit outsic irs
"a their WorkrDoms They contend
that the company knowing its mon
"A IN better position 10 solicit frrm
fer subscriptions go the bonds than
The teaul1- organized for that pur
pose inthis obey are dead uronR
az past experience has shown
The eases OF ibc uufr0ugh Add
ing Machine company and che ne
troii Seamless steel Tubes company