The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-05
Treasury Department Re-
ceives Encouraging Re-
ports from All Parts
PATRIOTIC MEN
SET THE EXAMPLE
First Stamps Bought by Secretary Nc
Adoo for His Baby Daughter-Ex-
tensive Pieces of Advertising Matter
Distributed.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.-The war
savings stamp campaign started oil
vigorously all over the country, ae-
cordiug to reports to the Treasury De
partment. Secretary McAdoo bought
the first stamps sold, choosing one each
Of tae war savings and the thrift kind.
He gave the stamps to Ellen Wilson
McAdoo. his baby daughter.
In Massachusetts Governor Mccall
bought the first stamp sold, and in Con
nccticut Governor Holcomb. In Mas
sachusetts Senator Lodge got the see
ond and Senator Weeks the third stamp
sold. Prominent men all over the land
set the patriotic example of thrift in
the same manner.
More than 6,Oo0,000 pieces of adrer-
tisiug matter-posters, bills, signs, and
other devices distributed as part
Of the Inauguration of the sale. The
allotment OF stamps announced at the
Treasury Department gives every man,
woman, and child in the United States
chance to obtain nearly $50 OF the
stamps. This allotment is based on a
population of 100 100000
The largest allotment, Si&2, 13S, l4o,
went to the Middle Western district,
which is in charge OF II. b. Riley of
Chicago, and the smallest. 1874 .564 $50,
10 the Far Western district, in charge
OF f.. c. Bradley OF San Francisco.
I Largest and smallest State allotmentS
Went TO New York, with $2l5,7 ,0S0,
aud Wyoming, with $2,S46,640.
The campaign will not end officially
until Jan. /, 1919, but many states and
! districts will seek to reach their allot-
ment5 long before that time. Several
! viii carry on intensive campaigns foI
! three or four weeks, others viii make
special drive throughout this month
/ and next, when the war savings stamps
may be bought AZ the minimum price OF
| STE each
! As part Of the ceremony Of start
! ing the campaign Secretary McAdoo Is
suTd the following statement:
War savings is an epoch IN oul
national life Every man, woman, and
child can now Join the growing army
| that provides the sinews Of war, fol
war savings stamps make it posSibl,
for every loyal citizen to DO his part
nc matter how small that part may he
''1he American people have acccptet
the challenge OF autocracv and hay
4 resolved 20 make the world safe 10
freedom and democracy. The days 0
autocracy are numbered, and our men
our industries, and our money ar
marching forward with Irresistible fore
to accomplish that purpose
"'Lct us remember that dollars bu
the finished articles that is the produe
, OF American labor and American ms
terials, and that American labor an
materials are today essential for III
making OF supplies of all kinds for on
? army and navy, and that every dolla
1 diverted from the purchase OF article
/ not needed for our health and eflieienc
1 helps the government to that extent I
. procure things that are essential to wi
5 this war
S THE war savings campaign mark
a the beginning OF n new, and ! hoT
permanent evolution Of American If
Sclf-sacrifice and self-denial have a
ways made real men, and real men al
the basis Of strong nations
"'Those Of us who help to lay II
foundation stone of thrift will be II
builders of a structure that will surviN
through all time, and will be renderir
a service of the utmost Importance
. our flag and country.
: MAY CLOSE SCHOOLS.