The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-23

Hawaii is rolling up day by day
sum nearer and nearer TO the goal set
by the executive committee Of the Lib.
erty Loan as the portion of the Terri
tory. Five million is the figure set,
aud the bonds already purchased total
nearly four million and n half. But
the five million mark is only set by the
committee. Should Hawaii's share 90
to six million or more there will be
only that much more to make Hawaii
proud of her part helping the army Of
our Nation on to victory.
The most remarkable feature of the
campaign, in the opinion of many,
among whom are the members of the
committee, is the showing made by the
troops on Oahu. Nearly every man
who has subscribed has taken two fifty
dollar bonds. and before the campaign
is finished il is expected that fully
Dinety percent Of the enlisted forces
win own at least one Liberty Bond.
Army's Patriotism Striking '..
The army total shown above is not
the full amount subscribed, as Colonel
! Lueius Durfee telephOned in to the com.
mittee yesterday afternoon that Scho-
fields quota had reached 1850, 900, az
\ would be an even million before Wed.
nesday. This increase adds about $22,.
! 900 to, the figures given above. The
practical patriotism of the army shows
out clearly in their action in regard
to the Liberty Loan. There has been
no coercion nor undue urging to OBJ
tain subscriptions. The easy payment
plan and the advantages of possessing
one or more of these bonds have been
explained to the men, and the resulting
subscriptions have been entirely vol
! untary. ..... IL.
=, Lieut.. Harold F. Loomis, who repre.
| sented General Wiser at the meeting
of the central committee yesterday af.
/ ternoon, said that the system of com.
petition between posts, organizations,
! companies, and in some regiments
even squads, had helped largely to
make the subscriptions what 1t was
] The non-eommissioned officers, he said,
were the ones who had explained the
, bond issue. deferred payments, inter
| est, and other features to the men and
secured most Of the subscriptions. "a
Liberty Bond in Every Bunk, has been
their motto, as the soldier : bunk is his
home. .E5'
Paymaster G. p. Dyer Of Pearl Har-
Dor, who also spoke at the request of
! l., Tenney Peek, the chairman, said
! that the Navy, though much smaller
than the Army, had also done its share.
Excluding the men of the mobile feet,
who could not subscribe under the
easy payment plan, there were $50
navy men at Pearl Harb0r, los of whom
had bought bonds. OF ffty-two clerks,
twenty-five were purchasers, and Of the
6lS artisans, most of whom receive
about two dollars day and support
families, 1914 bought bonds. The total
| amount subscribed for is $23,350.
Other Subscribers s4~.sh
Postmaster MacAdam stated that
! thirty seven Of the sixty odd employees
of the POstotfice had taken $4,000 worth
of bonds. Charles A. Wong spoke for
the Chinese, saying that there were
six teams of Ave men each who had
divided the city into districts and were
working daily. There are already sew
enty Chinese subscribers, with $500
total, and he is confident that the final
sum will be much larger. The Chinese.
American bank directors will meet next
Thursday and will then subscribe to
the loan for the bank. $3.50
There are already seyenty-fiye sub
scribers at the Hopoluu Iron Works,
with total bond subscription Of $645O,
j. A. Glib reported. He said that
there would be $4,000 subscribed from
! the 270, workers before the close of the
campaign.
city and County Day Fl.
Today is city and county day, and
meetings held throughout the city will
put the loan clearly before the en-
ployes of the city. Mayor Fern and
the board Of supervisors win be active
In the meetings, which will be held at
the central fire station at nine O'Clock,
the police court ut ten O'Clock, and for
the employees of the waterworks depart
ment and others later. Supervisor
Arnold will motor around the island
and address the laborers at various
points. '. -. ..r..E 49,
The band has offered to play for
the noon meeting in Bishop Square on
Wednesday, Liberty Day, when several
speakers win tell Of the advantages of
owning q Liberty Bond. Statesmen will
be ut the lobby Of the Alexander Young
Hotel from, twelve to one o clock to
take subscriptions, ID"
q. W, r. King, deputy nnditor, will
be in the auditors Office in the Capitol
building tomorrow afternoon TO take
subscriptions of school teachers and