The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-15
OCTOBER a. is
Liberty DAY
Wilson Urges People by Loan Re.
Spouse to Show Will Victory.
BLOW AGAINST AUTOCRACl
The President Asks Patriotic Meet
ings Throughout the Land to Push

The President Asks Patriotic Meet
mas Throughout the Land to Push
Drive for Three Billion Dollars.
Washington. Oct. 15.-I're~sivnt VIII
son. in behalf Of the Iihrr!g Loan, is
sued ii proclamation setting = ,idv Octo-
Der - a Liberty Day. and ur-ing the
people of the nation t" ASSEMBLE" on thai
day in their respective communities and
pledge to one another and to the Gov
eminent that represent them the full
est measure of financial support
Let the result be SO impressive and
emphatic" the President urges. that it
will echo throughout the Empire of our
enemy as an index of what America in
tends to do to bring this war to vic
toriouS conclusion.
The Presidents proclamation follows.
BY the President of the United States
of America, n proclamation:
THE second Liberty Loan gives the
people of the United States another op-
portunty to lend their funds to their
Government to sustain their country
at war. The might of the United States
is being nIobilized and organized to
strike a mortal blow at autocracy in de
Tense of outraged American rights and
of the cause of liberty. Billions of dol
lars are required to arm, feed and clothe
the brave men who are going forth to
fight our roUntry'S battles and to assist
the nations with whom we are making
common cause against a common foe.
TO subscribe to the Liberty Loan is to
perform Il service of patriotlSm
Now, therefore. |. Woodrow Wilson.
President of the United States of Amer
lea. do appoint Wednesday, the twenty
fourth of October. as Liberty Day, and
urge and advise the people to assemble
in their respective communities and
pledge to one another and to the Gov
eminent that represents them. the full
est measure of financial support. On
the afternoon of that day | request that
patriotic meetings be held in every city.
town and hamlet throughout the land.
under the general direction of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and the iAns-
date direction of Liberty Loan Commit
tees which have been organiT~d by the
Federal Reserve Banks The people
responded nobly to the call of the first
Liberty Loan with an oversubscriptinu
of more than 10 per cent. Let the
response to the second loan be even
greater. and let the amount be so large
that it Will serve as an assurance OF
unequaed support to hrarten the men
who are to face the fire of battle for us.
Let the result be 81 impressive and en-
phatic that it will echo throughout the
empire of our enemy as an index of
what America intends to do to bring
this war to IL victorious conclusion.
l,a # rti in
Liberty Day celebrations. all employees
of the Federal Government throughout
the country whose services can be
spared may be- excused at l. O'Clock.
Wednesday. the 9th of October
An appeal to The Wage Farmers of
the United States" to invest in the
bonds was issued by Secretary Wilson,
of the Department of Labor. He said:
The workers have more at stake in
this conflict than any others. because it
is only in Il democracy that the common
people can come into their own. The
great privilege is not given to all of
us to serve our country on the battle
field or in the trenches but there are
-etbeF ways in which we can serve and
assist those who are privileged to carry
our flag on the battlefelds of Europe.
The impulse of sacrifice for the COM
mon good is sending the youth of our
country lulp lHt lEtuCLtS III utlenSe ol
liberty. humanity and democracy. To
those of us who must of necessity re-
main at home to till the soil, harvest
the crops, man the factories. mines and
mills, the way is open for additional
service. We, too. must make sacrifices
The men who go forth to do battle in
the field must be equipped and sus-
tanned. Funds must be forthcoming to
furnish the food, the firearms and other
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ton. Finances for that purpose must
be secured Immediately from the sale of
bonds. The workers can help by con
tribut:ag their mite