Arizona republican., 1917-10-01
GREAT DRIVE IN SECOND
 LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN
 IS ON THROUGHOUT NATION
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 3o.-The sec- ond liberty loan campaign will open tomorrow. For four weeks the entire nation will be recruiting ground for money with which to carry on the war.
 To obtain $3,000 ,000, '00 in subscrip- tons the minimum set by treasury of fleia's for the issue, gigantic machine of many parts stands ready to be set in motion with the opening of the campaibn. Fifty per cent greater than the first liberty loan, the present of- fering is the largest the American people ever have been called upon to absorb.
 Five billion dollars and ten million subscribers-that is the goal which officials hope to reach during the next four weeks. The services of virtually every industry of the nation have been enlisted. Hundreds of thousands of individuals, firms and corporations will unite in giving all or a part of their time to the work.
 Secretary McAdoo will open the cam paign with speech in Cleveland, Ohio, and then make transcontinentaI tour which will take him into virtually ev- cry section of the country and keep him on the road until October 26, the NNJ 'NSfSiS .ehS .S0bSSi 'Pti0i -boOhS close. .
 More than 26,000 banks working un- der the guidance of the 12 federal re- | serve banks, regional headquarters for I the loan, will be the treasury's first l lieutenants. The entire press of the | country-daily newspapers, weekly and | monthly magazines, trade papers, for | eign language publications and farm papers-which contributed so largely to the success of the first issue, will work for the success of the second. | Chambers of commerce, boards of trade, manufacturers' associations and i kindred organizations have pledged their efforts in the campaign. .Patri- otic societies have been enlisted, as well as churches and school organza tions, labor organizations and school i children.
 Boy Scouts, veterans of the last campaign, are planning a heavier drive for the second. .Womens organ
 izations from coast to coast have been | marshaIed under the leadership Of central womens liberty loan commit l tee, headed by Mrs. w. G. McAdoo.
 and tens of thousands of local com | nnittees both men and women will aid
 in the chief towns and cities. A campaign for the sale of the bonds that will reach every officer and enlist ed man in the army. and marine corps was announced tonight by the war de- 1 partment. The navy deparement alec is preparing similar campaign, Octo Der 24, designated by Secretary McAdoo as "Liberty Loan day" probably will be made a holiday at oil camps and cantonments, with field day sports and 1 music.
 1 Flag for Boy Scouts | NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-President l Wilson will bestow an American flae, 1 with an attached streamer inscribed to show it came from him, upon the Boy Scouts of America troop that does the most effective work in selling bonds in each state during the campaign for
 the second liberty loan, it was an
 nounced here tonight.
 l Instructions have gone forth to the boys from the national headquarters here of the Boy Scouts of America for them not to wait fo rthe official letter
 from the treasury department regard
 ing their campaign efforts but to get
 in touch at once with local banking
 authorities and citizens committees
 During the Boy Scout four day cam
 paign for the first loan more than
 33.000,000 was raised.
 The Boy Scout plans in connection
 with the second loan include distribu-
 tion of 6,500,00O posters for display purposes. Public demonstrations, pa
 rades and other special publicity ef-
 forts will be conducted on October 20
 and 21, and during the following four
 days the work of obtaining signed ap-
 plications for bonds will be carried on.
 Local newspapers and moving picture
 houses will be asked to aid and scout
 troops associated with churches will
 request pastors to explain the pur-
 poses of the campaign.