Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-12
LOAN DISTRICTS
REPORT SPLENDID
BOND OUTLOOK
Say There Will Be No Diff
Guilty in Placing $7,500,000
in This Section

Reports from almost every district
in the four counties which compose
the Harrisburg district for the Sec
ond Liberty Loan, show that there
Will be little difficulty in selling ST.
100000 of the bonds. That is the
amount allotted to this county.
Enthusiasm is what might be call
ed rampant throughout the district.
| The lesson of the first loan-that
| buying bonds is primary step in the
/ defeat of Germany-has been well
| learned
AT headquarters in the Dauphin
Building tomorrow. district organ
lzers from Dauphin, Cumberland.
Perry and Juniata counties, will hold
meeting. From what is told at this
meeting the heads of the campaign
the districts $7,500,000 will be over
subscribed.
Williamstown Tonight
A public meeting will be held in
Williamstown tonight, at which the
district boomers will all be present,
as well as all the prominent patriots
of the region. District Attorney
Michael f. Stroup, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
IAHtStcStOWI 100
II. e. Linderman, who is in charge
of the activities in the Linglestown
region, has called a meeting of boost
ers for Linglestown tonight. 1t will
be a general loan rally.
Red Men Interested
A tri-county gathering of Red Men
is to be held at Middletown to-mor-
row. The Red Men from Dauphin,
Perry and Cumberland counties will
be out in force. This order is much
interested in the success of the Lib
erty Loan campaign and will hear an
address on the subject of the loan.
ElizabcthVilIe Saturday
Liberty Loan boosters in the Eliza
bethville region are to meet Satur-
day night. Among those present from
Harrisburg will be Donald McCor-
mick. Elizabethville is much interest
ed and will hold up it's end in the
campaign.
Big Time at Carlisle
A general Cumberland county
meeting will be held at Carlisle Mon
day night, when the chairmen for the
various districts, team captains and
members of teams will get together.
Dinner will be served at 6 o'clock
Instructions on the method of cam
paign management will be given by
E. j. Hockenberry, of Harrisburg. e.
l.. Martin, of Carlisle, is executive
chairman for the county.
Hershey Knows How
Hershey is planning a whirlwind
campaign. NJ. S. Hershey is directing
the activities of people in the choco-
late region. The Hershey Trust Com
pany has bought $4,000 worth of
bonds. Employees of the Hershey
Company did more than their bit in
the first bond campaign and will do
better this time.
Juniata County Lines Up
Juniata county has named chair
men for every borough and town
ship. These chairmen have selected
their team workers. The entire coun-
ty is ready for drive that will rank
it among leaders of Pennsylvania
counties of that size.
- Advertised at Fair
The Liberty Loan was well adver-
tised at the Perry county fair, which
closed to-day. A large army tent
decorated with flags and posters,
containing artillery shells and other
exhibits, was on the grounds. 1t was
guarded by two soldiers in uniform.
John C. Jessup, district organizer.
was in charge and gave much infor-
nation to the attendants at the fair
Penbrool< Repeats Def
H. e. Linderman, district organiz-
er for the Penbrook region, said this
morning that Penbrook is still feel
ing chesty over what it can do. In
fact word from the borough is to the
effect that it repeats its def that it
will outbuy any borough of similar
size in the Harrisburg district.
Out in the Mud
II. +. Linderman, +. ]. Shaffner,
executive chsirman, and II. NJ. Horst,
all interested in the Hummelstown
campaign, this afternoon are touring
the town and surrounding townships
in the interest of the campaign. The
mud is deep and the weather far
from delightful, but telephone word
from Mr.. Linderman is to the effect
that they are meeting with great
reception.
And the Hill Challenges
Several of the team captains on
''the HIP are preparing a def for
the remainder of Harrisb burg, which
they will issue in a day or so. This
def will say that man-for-man and
block by block, the "Hill' will out
class any other part of Harrisburg
in the total of it's bond purchases.
Bulletin Goes Out
E. r. Miller, of local loan head
quarters issues a bulletin each day
which goes to the various heads in
the four-county district. Through the
courtesy of Postmaster Frank Sites
this bulletin is multigraphed free of
charge by the post office authorities.
United States Army headquarters,
315 Market street, yesterday an
nounced that in addition to the S2,-
900 worth of bonds bought the day
before, it had bought another $1,000,
and expects to register $1,000 more.
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