Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-30
TO SELL LIBERTY BONDS
Alexandria Liberty Loan Committee
Organizes for Fifteen Day Cam
paign to Push Sale in This City.

If you cannot enlist as a soldier,
cultivate a farm or plant a garden,
perhaps you can help Uncle Sam by
joining the army of Liberty Bond
buyers and purchase a bond. At
least you will be given an oppor-
tunity to do so, for fifteen day
campaign is.to be held in Alexandria
for that purpose, and every person
will have chance to ''do his or her
bit"
In order to facilitate the selling
of the bonds in this vicinity the
Alexandria Loan Committee was
organized here today with the fol-
lowing officers: Leo P. Harlow,
president; Robert /. Payne, vice
president; Robert S. Jones, treas
urer and J. 7. Preston, secretary.
The above named officers were also
appointed as committee to arrange
for such other committees as may be
deemed necessary to assist in carry
ing on the work.
An effort is being made to have
every city and town do its part and
Alexandria should not fall behind.
1t is patriotic duty that all should
be proud to perform. Let there be
no shirkers.
Even the German residents of
the United States are buying the
bonds. Shall American citizens lag
behind? In this connection the fol-
lowing received from Oneida, n. Y,
this morning by the editor of the
Gazette is of particular interest:
German Buys Bond.
Rome, N. Y, May 30. 1917.
A German "alien- enemy" walked
into one of the Rome banks this
morning and purchased $50 Liberty
Loan bond, according to report re-
ceived at Rome Defense headquarters
this morning.
When it came his turn to see the
bank official, he aroused the latter's
suspicion by carefully asking three
or four. times if there were any
people who could not buy bonds if
they had the money. He also want
ed to know when a person bought a
bond if his name became public in
any way. The banker thought he
was dealing with demented person
until he questioned him more closely
and then it developed that he was
German born, still subject of the
Kaiser and Reservist. He came
to this country and to Rome three
years ago and since then has been
working in one of the big copper
mills here. His wife and everybody
to whom he is related lives in
pOuIlSlH hSIIIdily.
His caution and his insistent ques-
tions, it developed, were because he
feared if his identity became known
he might be subjected to danger at
the hands of German agents He
went on to say. that in various ways
he had been able to send money to
Germany to his mother and his wife
until the last few weeks. What he
had saved since he wanted to put into
a Liberty Loan bond. He was ask
ed how he thought he could. con-
sistently do this and he said in
rather broken English:
"My woman and my mother. are
starving in Germany because the
Kaiser wants the world. Il can't
send them any Eiore money. So |
will save my money and buy bonds
TO help the United States which is
going to end the war and make Ger
many republic.
81 was scared. They told me if
the United States went to war
Americans would take all my
money and things and send me away
to Mexico to starve or put me to
prison. But I am working here and
I get my pay. Nobody bothers me.
Jam a German, but like the way
America does and | buy bond.
When I get more money / buy an
other"
And with roll of bills he paid for
$50 bond.