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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-24

Person, builder, has kindly donated
the furnishings for the club house.
All men living within the territory
bounded by Buritt street on the west,
Barnum hvenuel on the north, Califo or
MIA street on the east, and the rail-
road tracks on the south, are eligible
to membership. The purpose Of the
club is to promote mutual fellowship
among it's members and endeavor to
procure public and private. improve
ments deemed necessary for this To-
7cality. For the benefit Of the mem
bers who have recently moved into
Stratford the selectmen are to be
invited to attend the next meeting
that all may have q chance to meet
the executive heads of the town gov
eminent.
Three trustees were elected last
night, Reinhold Person, e. M. Cur
tbs and l.. N. Tomlinson. On the
question Of ama1gamating Washing
ton street and Rockwell avenue, Jo-
seph Bayus, T.. ". Tom1inson and
Henry Dawson were appointed com.
mittee to have it done in a legal man.
ner. To procure improved streets
and sidewalks George Mooney, C. W.
Sturdevant and F. M. Goodwin were
appointed.
To take care of the social side of
the life Of the club an entertainment
comittee consisting of III. w. Pardy,
Harry M. Dawson and C. NJ Curtis
was appointed and this committee
agreed to provide fitting reception
for the selectmen when they make
their anneara nee at the nexf n,eatipo
Fred B. Smith will speak at the Con-
gregational church in EStratford, Mon
day evening" March % His topic is
not announced, but it is sure to be of
vital interest to men. It will be re-
membered that he was connected with
the International Y. NJ. C. A. work for
years, has made several world tours
and is classed as a platform speaker
of ability. The meeting is for men and
an invitation is extended to ALL
CORTEZ q ROCKWELL, Plumb
ing and Heating, jObbing a. specialty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-24
DENY COCAINE REPORT

London, March 24-London is not
in the grip of the cocaine habit. So
says report Of the cocaine commit
tee which has completed an investiga-
ton into what alarmists said was a
growing curse of the people. 1.-THE
habit is practically confined to small
section Of the Dominion troops and
to an almost negligible number. OF
broken down medical men," the re-
port added.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-24

The 22d Infantry, now at Nogales.
was ordered to Governors Island to
replace the Itch Infantry sent to the
Panama Canal zone two years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-24

Three men were killed in a rear
end collision on the main line of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad near Rockies
ter, N. Y
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PershinE at tho Front

WITH THE FRENCH AEMIt:$ N
FRANCE. Tuesday. oct. @2.--lEy Th''
Associated Press l---i;"n"ral John !.
Pcrshing. commander in chief - ;h'
american forces in Franc" Wn% present
thrnuvhout to1ny'S hHtIl" n"rrh'a~i 81
EntSSuns. accompanied lay General Fran
rhct n'TSpcr"y. "f tn" French army.
When the splendid victory lay TN.
French had been accomplished IN Amer
lean commander W"nt oyer tn. greater
rart Of tho conquered territory. NiS'i:u!;
among other points ih'. NnurninS farm.
which is NOR" than Il Ginrt"r Of 4 k!l"-
meter beyond ia" original French line.
Several sruadr"uS "f tanks participant
rd in tn" huttl" and lid "X""il"nt WORK
In company with ~" advancing ,nfHu-
try |, VAS hS means "f Ih"s" nl"S'
modern var implements that III" F'.l"in
farm was rnr'ur"d.
Most Of tho prisoners taken. wh" M
To- tonight numbered approximately s.
hgn white ntl'rs W"r" %iill i"uri.iE "u'
OF the deep "av"ruS. w"r" caught IN
nllarrlrS. TN, prulIp composed II IA"
men. WAS Tod nu, \" surrender Icy :,
f;.rn,au >uI,Ii.r VII" Grnk" French aud
who assured his c"'uraIl"t thnt thry
,..d nat fear had treatment from! th''tr
c:intnrS. drSpiI" In" assertions current
Is mad" L. them 10y their officers thai
he French muSSa"r"d prisoners. An"th-
or tnrtch Of prisoners fell into the hands
Of the French az they alighted FROM
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THREE BILLIONS
CONTINUED From First Page.)

funds cannot and will not be
taken, officials assert, much be-
fore the end of the campaign
next Saturday. There is unanIn>-
ity of opinion. however, that
much yet has to be done if the
$1,000. 100000 mark is to be at
tanned.
Storms throughout the east laid
low many wires leading to Wash
inoton tonight and badly crippled
teIcqraphic communications, fac
tor which still further compiicat-
cd thc situation SO far as obtain
. ing accurate returns is concerned.
at was believed unlikely" says
the departm statement, that
anything like d correct estimate
Of the total days business could
be qiven out before tomorrow.
Fairly complete returns on trans
actions up to early afternoon,
however, indicated sales of ST.
715.O0O0OO to date. and these
fiqures give rise to- hopes that the
$4,000 100000 total had been ap-
proximated by the close Of the
day.
"lf the sa.ooo,ooO,ooo mark has
been reached the drive already
can be termed a success. ms
was the minimum figures named
by Secretary McAdoo at the Guy
set Of the campaign. He was de-
sirous. however. that S5.OoO,OoO'-
900 by subscribed if possible
Official figures. representing
subscriptions reported to the re.
serve banks, gained s360.OOO,ooo
yesterday. and up to the close OF
business last niqht showed a TO-
tai of s1.7S1 ,oss,ooo. The follow
ing figures showing officially re-
ported and estimated subscr'p-
.io.. ,.,.r. p,aIc Dublic toniQht:
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Memorial. erected in honor Of Alexan-
der Graham Bell and his invention here.
in 1874. OF the telephone was unveiled
today by the Duke Of Dcvonshirc. gor7
error general OF Canada. Mr.. Bell
took part in tho ceremonies. The memoir
inl cost more than $4,000. while the
totnl cost for the grounds and Bell
IIumcstcnd. dedicated ~ tn. Alexander
Graham Bcll Gardens. represent an out
lay Of $Ha,non.
Following the unvriltng ct the monu-
:ncnt. Mr.. Rcll presented 10 the Duke
Of Deyonshirc n silver telephone on be-
half of the city. A municipal luncheon
followed and the Dukc later formally
opened the new home here for returned
soldiers.
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parade POSTPONED.

NEW YORK. Oct. @4.--Th" srnrtaru-
,nr narade which New York had planned
today as a stimulus to the Liberty bond
purchasing was abandoned in III" face
Of the worst ralnstorm her" this
season.
The organizers had hoped TO have
100, Onn persons pass down Fifth ave
nur. Schools closed in anticipation or
the children hrlnE among the march"rS
and many business interests y generally
had SURRENDERED their every day ariiri-
ties TO participate in III" campaign t"
reiSe the city's subscriptions 10 It's
minimum allotment. $1,000. HDp.o0o nc
fore nchtfall
The stock exchange and other mar
krts In IN" financial district adhered
70 their original plan Ia CloSc At noon
thus carrying out III" sentiment 81
Liberty day.
Tho loan committen hopes t" hoi"
mo parade tomorrow u"""SSarl% IN
smaller proportions hcClIS" tho indus
trial activities Of the city VIII hnv"
been resumed.
From Mincnla. y. z. came wnr'l that
owing TO tho storm. tn" 'apr"ni atr-
pIan". driven by italian army a"ia'"rf
would not venture on its promised Night
today TO drop Liberty loan paper bombs
on tho metropolis.
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bLUEJACKETS WILL
MAN TRANSPORTS AS
MEASURE Of SAFETY

WASHINGTON, n. c., Oct. "a
Blue Jackets will man and naval or
ficcrs will command army transports
hereafter.
Officials believe this will Insure
more efficient operation OF IN" slilpS'
particularly in tn" war zonr. where
the strain on Il crew Is greatest. ana
so lessen the risk Of destruction By
submarines.
Decision Ia have III" navy operate
the Transports announced tnuaE. i
believed 10 have been haSi"n"d by
the sinking Of The transport Antilles.
manned by civilians. It was pointed
OUT that tho highly trained and ulsci'
p!ined naval forces ar" far NOR" ri'
fcrtivr than Il constantly CHANGING
civilian personnel This i r'garG"d
a. particularly true Of tn" llrr room
force. upon which ships speed
largely depends.
The manning of The transports Will
make II necessary for Il large increase
In tho naval personnel. and ihr gen
eral board is understood Ia have rec
commended that Congress be- asked in
December 10 authorize an additional
ST. 600 mon. 10000 for the permanent
naval forces and 10000 for the period
OF tho war.
With the Transports turned over "a
tn" navy. il WIS decided to have III"
shipping board operate AL cargo T"$'
SclS. including those carrying sup
plies for III" armed forces abroad.
In anticipation Of tuday's agreement
the navy has been training men esp"-
cially for the transport SERVER, ami Il
large force is understood "a b. avail
able now. Others will be- trained rs
rapidly as possible. 50 that not only
all existing transports can b. manned.
bur also IL" new ones now building.
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GERMANS REINFORCE
Continued from Page One.)

the Germans have delivered sew
rraI counter attacks in the region
south of the l.nUthulst forest. but
have been unable to rccoup any OF
their losses.
Extremely heavy lombard
mcnls conIinu" in the Nrrdun sec
tor. and in the region or Hlll
3I4 the army of The German
crown prince delivered Il violent
attack against the French. The
enemy succeeded i'll capturing a
French advanced position, but
later Il counter attack forced him
10 rrlinQui$h il.
Emperor William has returned
70 Berlin from visits TO ConStan-
tinople,and Sofia. and is row en-
gagged in IN attempt, To Stral%htrh
out the muddlcd political situation
In Germany. 1t is stated mat
Chancellor MiChaelis already has
rendered his resignation 10 th'
emperor.
british shipping losses last
week as the result OF submarines
or mines aggregated % vessels ~
against IS the previous week.
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At Eatlnont

FA1RMONT. W Va. Oct oI.--Liberty
ray was celebrated in Fairmont In an
enthusiastic way. and patriotism wns
gwen Il severe test. when several thou-
sands If men women ana chlldren,
r'archcd in line over sluSh covered
streets amidst - dnwup"ur Of rain and
Stow. Many automobiles We're also IN
li.- All places Of business, factories,
frHternnI ~"r!"ti"S. Red Cross societies,
v."rnrn$ .'lu,s* and other organizations.
uiI veterans. 10y Scouts AMI school chill
drrn. mad" mp Ihr procession with sew
.'rl hru,l> Harry +. Smith was mnr-
shall Of tn" parade. I'm address by II.
r. SErlI!n::i"m If Boston, followed the
street demonstration. The drive Tor
subscriptions for the Libc"ty Lorn con-
;rnucd all day with big results Tn"
Hnv Scouts alone brought In $llh.Oh0 to-
day. making n total nf Sl9Q.Dhb since
lh"y started the Iatnpa!E n.
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At Boston

ROSTpE. oct @4.--DiSre garding ad-
v"rsr weather. conditions. Liberty Loan
workers tnil"d with renewed activity to-
day with the result that subscriptions
poured into III" New England htndquhr-
Irrs in q volume indicating that tabu-
lat ion would show Liberty Day To be
tn. banner day Of tn" big drive.
Several lnrgc subscriptions and many
~nnllrr ones r"""ivcd after the daily an
irutnr"n"nt. which showed tn" total Tor
tho district tn be S23I.S15,0 hp. brought
The. minimum figure If S2nh.n00.n10 al
most within sight and made the commit
to-, NOR" hopeful of reaching the half
I:Ilion maximum before the close Of the
ra!npniSu.
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At Phllalelrhta.

rIfTT.AnELp!lIA,, oct. 2t.-Eain to-
da! caused post p"n"n"nt until t"mor-
r"w Of IN" l..i"rty lay parade. in which
tn" Liberty He'll was tn have hc"n. tn"
central feature. Tomorrow Will hr vir-
;uaIly observed vs. Il holiday by lar""
business concerns Throughout IN" city
ana il is confidently expected that mill
tnry demonstrations Will stimulate the
snlcS Of the second loan issue hero AMI
max" CERTAIN Il sum beyond the mint
min Uuoia uf $50 u0h. 000. set for tho
I'hilalr!ph federal rnS"rv" district.
Snlcs To date amount Ia S23S. 100000
Among tn" subscriptions announced
was ono hy tbs Re- hl"hrn Steel company
&C So. 0Im. 100 on h"haIf Of It's employees.
The BOY Scout campaign In this dis
trict has passed the million dollar mark.
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LIBERTY MOTOR o. X.

WASHINGTON oct. 14.-Thc Liberty
airnlanc motor has met every require
mont in block tests aud III actual AR
trials and Will" various foreign mad"
motors hay" been offered In the EnF-
'rnrn"nt thrr" - nn present intention
uf using any "ih"f tnHn tn" Liberty
motors for American Production.
This statement WAS mad" today nj
tn" navy department in answer Ia pub
liSned reports that Il f"r'iEn motor Ind
been offered which navy nfficinls con-
sidcrcd better and Implying that sumo
friction had Developed between the navy
and the aircraft production board.
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Climax Of ignorance

RNl.Tl MORE. bIt. "i.-Thr wOmcn'
Liberty Loan ""mmitt"" nf Maryland
nnu"tInc"d today that ii had discovered
n wn,nnu IN Howard county. about
twenty-five" miles from this city. who
had not heard "f III" Liberty Loan and
did t3"; k,"w that tho luit"d States was
NJ war with GERMANY. TIL" committee
stated ihnt Ia" woman was Intelligent
and mother Of several small children.
Sh,. sad l"r husband went /" work daily
at y. NJ. aEdf was t." tired when he
cam" IN fr"In ia" field Mt i +. NJ. t"
talk 81" s;Ht"d that "h" had not h"cn
nui ~ her home except Ia 20 to church
III iiN" Years
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Tn Mineral County

pIEpMONT ". Va. oct. "4--The
ramraign for tn" sal" OF Liberty bonds
among III" employees Of tn" West Nir>
r,niH l'ulp and Paper company here re-
suited AS buying bonds 10 the amount
If So 500 This afternoon. the schools
Of Piedmont. WcHtcrnport md Luke par
prlnri with banners advertising tho Sec
nnd Liberty loan and this evening there
was rally at the tabernacle. DR..
Charles r. NesbItt. president Of the
/ board Of health IF Wilmington. y. c.,
spoke before the. Westernport High
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AmundSen Returns His
German Decorations

L0NpDN. p'l, 2f.-CaniHin RoHld
Auuudsrn tn" noted Norwegian OK
pIurrr. went L. III" German legation RI
(nri>riania ,u Tuesday. says l;"uter'S
,'hrIstianin correspondent, and returned
IL the GERMAN minister his German de-
rura,ions as Il personal protest against
tho German murdi+t Of. peaceful N"rweI-
ian sailors on h"tnhrr in IN" North
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Gerard at Clevolnul.

tIENEl AND. a.. oct. "i.--An address
by .IaS. W. Gerard. former United states
rsS,drr I" Germany. her" This owe
ming WAS th" principal feature of Clcv"-
lam,!'.. r'i"irai'rn "f "I.ih"rty Loan
Day" Clrvriand's total subscriptions
-, room wrr.' ".""". "nn. and tn" fourth
federal reserve district at $2la.o1n. "hh.
N" quotas being $GU.0"n.n0u ana $30o.-
nmn .Mhm. rrSr, rtiNclE.
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UP TO WHEELER

CHICAGO. Oct. Pin substance the
reply Of Chicago Eroccrs to the price list
announced yesterday b! Harry a.
Wheeler Illinois food administrator. to-
day was that they could not meet It.
The list covered sugar. flour and pota-
toes. hut other staples are TO come. The
Eroccrs said they would like To put his
prices into effect II Wheeler could tell
them where to get flour and sugar at
the prices he announced they should pay
the wholesaler.
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BACK AGAIN
Grace Disters Arrested With Her Father
on a Dtsorderly Charge on the
Island.

Grncc pic,ers. who has figured In the
police court news ut efficient times N
tn. past was again in tn" tolls last
night. being arrested with her father.
John pictcrs. at the nom" on IN" Island
ru 4 charSr Of disordrrly conduct By
officer Flanagan.
t'alnnEun also arrested Emil k"sh on
f;r Island for having too much hh"ze
aboard.
The cases will be disposed Of by Judg"
Watkins In police court this morning.
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In Hancock County.

NEW CUMBERLAND. W. Va. OCT
a4.-Ilancock county passed its quota
in the second Liberty Loan to-day
when announcement was made that
the bond subscriptions had reached
$500 600 The quota was $2O6,oOO'
The campaign Is being pushed in the
hope Of making the county's subscrlp'
lion S400,000
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rhs French victory.

PARIS oct ai-Thc number 81 priS-
on.rs taken Ivy ;hr French IN their A',
,o,.i; northeast Of Scissor" hH$ r"'t'h'''
\ OGn the war offic" announces
Tho Tcrmnns attempted no r"un'"F
attack on the Aisne battle front our
ing ;hc night.
In rho Ncrdun sector the Germans
made n ylolrut attack on the tT"nch
pnsitiou north of I'M 344 but w"r"
h.atcn hnck ny tho French. The an
nouncnmcnt follows:
The night was generally cam o'
tho whole front OF IN" ATTACK no'''
IF the AIsa". The enemy ilmlt"a NM
self to hnmbardinc our new Inc. "sp"-
riaI,v in tho region Of Naudcsson. and
,,t.Inpt.d no infantry reaction. Our
,rnops arr organizing thr conquered
ground. The number &C prisoners &C
,rolly counted has reached S."HN. among
whom are 16o officers. belonging !"
.irh. different division. Including two
Of m. guard. The STATS "f thrnr reEl-
rrnt.. among them three colonies were
taken prisoner.
"t: ls confirmed that TWO enemy alNi-
SLOWS which had boon held In r"s"rv"
h.i,iud IN" front wcr" engaged on '''"'
h.r IS. and wore put /" q very sever"
,"St
"Eas, and west Of Ccrny III" hriI-
l"~v agh,ins was rather l!T"ly during
-n. night. French accommodating
PARTIES penetrated thu German trri"'h'S
-, several point. and brought back
r:isoncre and Iwo machine guns
i, rh,mrarn" We made two success
fuf attacks. on" In tn" region ~ IN"
Eu-:, du Tahure III" other west OF
.Nuh"riv"
on the right bank Of tho Mouse.
". dun rront) yesterday evening ana
las, night were marked iy heavy ar
rI;lcry actions Tn" uncn'y d"llver"d
n violent attack on oUr positions north
Of Hill .44 After sever" COMBAT
W. r"ru!scd the enemy, wh" was "hi-
Ia maintain himself In position In
our advanced line. \ vigorous counter
attack by our troops expelled him. mn"
our line was rc-cstahllSh"d entirely. An
other German attack on III" tr"t" dos
I'a,,riercs cost our assistants nppreCl-
able losses without any result
The night was calm on IN" remainder
OF the front"
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delegates could participate in the
local Liberty day parade.
At CIarksburq.

HARRISBURG. w. Va. Oct. "a
Liberty day In Clarksburg was char.
actnrized by members OF the central
committee tonight as a great success,
and it was predicted that the city Will
uass its goal of 100000.
The city board of education today
subscribed for $25, 1000 worth Of bonds.
Emploves Of the Grasselli and Mead
nwbrook plants Of tho Grasselll
Chemical company bought bonds
amounting 10 $4,000
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TWO CONVENTIONS
At Union Mission Last Night When
Superintendent Cory Speaks on
The Shining Light"

superintendent G""rgc W. Cory mad
churgr of the meeting at TN" rinn Mis-
sion Last n:sh,. and Gu" to his inspiring
address un The Shining Light, two
conversions wrr" made. SOLOS were
san; boy the Misses Margaret Downs
and Virginia Hall.
This evenings meeting "tll be IN
charge. az the Fourth Stree, Mons Bibi"
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Noarly q Billion.

NEW YORK. oct. "+.--SuhScrip'i"ns
to tho Lib rty L"nn RI tn" New York
federal r"s"rN" district tonight reached
n tornl of SH3-. no0. hhh. a gain Of $l2h.-
mo. moo for Liberty lay. rho snhscrip'
lions now exceed hy s35.0n0.n ono the
minimum allotted IN tho district by the
treasury department..
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ROME, Oct @A.--The AuStrians Inv"
concentrated strong forces on IN" lia!'
ian front for orf"nsiv. purposes. army
hcaduuartcrs announced today. !arr'
proportion Of these troops are Germans
and IN. war material employed Is like
Wis. largely OF German origin.
Tho w;tr office announcement to
clnrrs tho enemy blow will find 'h'
Italian troops steady and prepared
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p. COrENUNGEN. oct. - Emperor
Wnliaur. returned l." i:rrliu last night
prepared To- begin dealing immediately
with IN" rulilirnI crisis. particularly aS
Il affects thr iwr"rrnl "hnurcll"r%hip
puJulph Won Enl"!,iini. chief at IN" En-
=, rur'S civil cahiu"i, mad" n report !"
Tia, Emperor "u TIA" train on tn" various
entertainments If III" Internal political
situation during IN" EmIrr"r'S absence
in IN" lillkaus.
Valcntini is known j"kinGly ms "Th"
CARRIER uC III" l:"W%lrIuc IN account
If tn. part H.. plays III tn" political
d,miSr al tn, hlehrSt Imperial ANA lr"S-
,,:,n cIvii "Ui'j;ri$ lI acts nS III" t.'l-
l".rors eyes and cars III as'rrlA'nlnI
yuhli. and political opinion
Responsibility Is accredited r"ruiAr'E
IN Nnlcuriui for tn selection uf !'r
Mirharlts WREN il WIS d""!G'i I" drop
l'rnc" Won Eurl"w ~ - ';UrtiHhl' "W-
,nI, Iu IN" Sm.!rIlSt announcement that
they would rIak" open WAR "n t'I' GOV
eminent IL il" prime" var" r"lhSth''n
rs chancellor II is slid that M!"h;L"l'S
WAS not even rn,lS ld"r'l three hours Ne
fore his appointment WAS made.
FRINGE won liu"l"w aEnin l.; h"inE All
>oCarcd strongly for tn" ".lanr"ll"rsh'p
10y n" conservatives. Socialists. 'hr"uEh
the party nrwS ~rrI ice. nunuun"" th;ti
nj m. Ernr,.rrr asks thu opinion "t III"
rcichSta; parties they Will not h"Sllatr
,u tell him their unCpv"rahl" "rlui"n "I
Won EucloW.s
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Every report received tonight
at the treasury bore the same
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. response OF
the people to the loan. The m
element weather in the east inter
fered somewhat with elaborate
prcp7 rations fer the day, but else
where the program was carried
THROUGH enthus astcaIly. More
than two million workers were IN
the field.
president Wilson, not knowing
nf some plans iii III" making by.
thu publicity bureau for IN" TAX
iny IF hi: subscription. subscribed
through n local hank several days
ago for ST. 900 sending his check
for %.5nn in part payment. III"
fac, inst tin. president had bought
hi; bonds MAS not known til to-
day. when Il photograph "T his
signed application appeared IN a
loan advertisement: :: Tonight the
president heard II loan speech AT
a local theatre.
"Th" TWO hri"h'"Sl spots IN III"
dav'. canpai@rinG." tn" treasury
announced tonight. eyer" til" l'Ai'
las and Atlanta districts. Srcrf-
lary MrAdOo aroused tremendous
rnlhusia in Atlanta, ana to;
niph, messages cam" from there
saving ihr banks wrr" Swampcd
with suh$rript ions. TIL" Dallas
district ,hrgan it, rAnpaiGn early
today with Galveston going past
It's minimum
"tialvrSiun wired that I'll" PEG
;.rr there had 'Gl:|n till it curt
Every CITY and hamlet In Texas
held Il Liberty da% meeting, and
wonderful results rnSu"d. l.ik"
the Atlanta 'li<H"ic'. il Was I'M
able tonight Ia xiv" NOR" than
rnuIh estimate nj III" DAY pro-
grrsS.
1T WAS Il BIG IA III 'n'>' IrN'
land diS'riCr. Hundreds "i r'E'
sons We're turned Away from Inc
meeting addressed by former Nm
hassadnr Gerard. ana overflow
MEETINGS were held. tn" 'lrHe-
land city total now Is estimated
al SD. 00N. 900. blown state ONO
farmers w"r" attacked u! in"'"r
squads OF SnIir''"rS'
"Rrrnrt* from Cinrlnnhfl ana
pirr<hurg wrr" vrr% encouraging.
Toledo had 4 parade ten miles
long. YOUNGSTOWN took almost
$%.onn.oNo in subscriptions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-25

COLON, oct 9i.-Thc subscription
by soldiers and cnnnl employees to III"
Liberty Loan reached $3.50. n00 today
Numerous FannrnnnS and chinese also
urr subscribing t0 the loan.