The Detroit times., 1917-10-20
DETROIT PASSES
IT'S BOND QUOTA
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which Will probably amount to $25.
600.
Eight aviators from Selfridge field
few over the downtown section OF
the city during the afternoon, drop
ping bombs" loaded with Liberty
loan literature This was part of a
similar demonstration arranged by
the treasury department for every
large city In the country
At 345 the big money bag that
has been moved down Woodward
ave. a few blocks every day 10 mark
the progress OF the campaign wa
turned back 20 tho Liberty loan com
mittee with appropriate ceremonies
In front OF the city hall.
There were many school teachers
in the gallery Of he Board OF Com
merce auditorium during the Satur
day meeting They were cheercd
when il was announced that high
school students had obtained 5,077
subscriptions totaling 1854 00o,
Nincty-hve Per cent OF the teachers
have bought Liberty bonds
John W Staley, executive man
sgcr Of the campaign believes that
the number OF subscriptions to the
second loan in Detroit and WAYNE
county viii .exceed 100000 as against
ll&0e0 in-the fsst campaign
A feature or the last week OF the
campaign has been tho splendid co
operation or thr factory managers in
the biz plants Of the sity, said
| Horace B Peabody chairman of che
| factory division Thru "a misunder-
standing some of them made il a
little dificVlt for the teams assign
ed 10 their institutions al FIRST. be.
| lieying that their own individual
plans for working the plants would
! he moro effective. When shown he
details OF our standardized plan
| they turned in and gave all the as
sistance possible. The result Is
| that the workers OF the city have
far over subscribed their quota. IN
fact, the response Of the wage earn
ers has been the most heartening
featuIe OF the whole drive. and the
executive comuttee gives large
share of the credit 10 the co-Opera-
lion OF tho factory managers.
In practically every city and ham
let In the Unitetd States Liberty
loan camp fires Will blaze next Tues.
day night They will be lighted by
Boy Scouts and Camp Fire girls
This observance will be under the
auspices Of the womans liberty loan
committee. In Detroit the camp Gre
will be built in front OF the county
building The department of public
works IS constructing huge bar
ket OF Are brick in which O kndi'
! The blaze Every Boy ScOui ana
/ Girl Scout in tho city is expected go
bring bundle OF twigs 10 place on
the FIRE as symbol of the sacrifice
America is making for democracy.
Tho Palestine Womsn's associa-
ton. in q meeting Friday night, sub
scribed TO $500 worth OF bonds. each
OF 10 women purchasing $50 bond
Forty-two members of tho com
! pany playing the National theater
| marched 20 the mayors ONCE In
their stage costumes Friday after
| noon and each made the hrst pay.
ment on a $50 bond
Ralph stone. treasurer of the Lib.
erty loan campaign has received The
following letter from the treasury
department. explanatory OF iho con.
/ version OF IL per cont bonds al
tho first issue into pcr cent bonds
OF tho new issue
Dear Mr.. stone
Nv direction ~ tho secretary nd in
I reply 20 YOUR letter 90 the Sun In
slant. you ara quite right in ussnni
! ing that the right ~ cDuFe sion "i
the a1- psfcrut bonds OF the lIr-i
/ Liberty loan, which ha- aritru. BOB
/ connection with the issue ~ tt.
/ second Liberty loan. viii terminate
sis months from NOV. 18th u't
/ However the right 20 CONVEX 'i.'
/ any subsequent Issue wii SURVIVE
the event the alg p'Tr.u' bonds .lr
not converted. With GrsHr. f fH p
new percent issue TIE 4 psrcaut
bonds. nov tu he issued Uf.u Dr..
Version ~ 9M percent BONDS wll r
/ Identical with the new &C. ahn uur.
the same tights OF cntterfInn into
I subsequent issues, Drft titt fH
bonds issued upon $50 ruuForsi'r
VIII retain the same du. uatut
sos and the same dates fDI PAYNE ~
/ OF interest ss The sis percent
Sincerely YOURS
USf.Af. a.. U1tD-HN
Aseistant reeretary.
WASHINGTON. oct Ieh -R .ded
by IS army flyers. crfr-iral Is ler.vt
message from Rr-sldert WN - tto
nation blszed today in tta Liberty
loan campaign The ttoi. dol
lar mari was probaoi ehad
4 national r0'l on honor. pDrpgfH
! ating the name Of every Liberty
loan purchaser ir. omciai records,
| will he started