The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07
WORK ON LIBERTY LOAN ID BE PUSHED DURING THIS WEEK Chairman w. c. Adams Re- turns and Outlines Plans
 for Campaign CALLS ON FARMERS
 TO DO THEIR PART Says That No One Has Prospered
 More and Their Response to the Loan Should Be Generous
Liberty loan week is here at last.


 southern Georgia, and is now ready to therance of the work.
 Many of the expected supplies have ar rived and in the morning work will start in earnest, subscriptions being received and receipted for Late yesterday aft ernoon g large box of supplies, includ- ing posters and placards of all descrip- tions was received at headquarters, Sec retary John B. Cox being kept busy as- sorting and disposing of them until a late hour.
 OFFERS TO AID
 Upon his return Chairman Adams found awaiting him letters from several of the representative clubs and business organ nations volunteering their services in the work, among them being a letter from the Rotary club in which they stated, through their president, Val J Nesbitt, that at meeting of the clut there had been an unanimous vote cast for the club to offer it's services Tin any emergency" and that to expedite the work 13 committees each with chair man, and with J. W. Donnelly in charge of all, had been appointed and were awaiting orders to begin work.
 A voluntary offer of assistance iron the Birmingham Association of Credi Men was also among those present. one from the Birmingham Wholesale Grocers' association to the same effect and letter from V. N. Smith, genera agent of the International Harvester com pany in Birmingham, stating that ht had written the home office letter fol the employees at this branch requesting that they purchase a part of their supply of this issue from the local committee. In a talk with Chairman Adams h, emphasized the fact that the last issu, was taken up almost entirely by the busi ness men and bankers, the men who q that time were in possession of the mos available funds, and that now, as thert | is one class of people to whom thi: war, and this war alone, has brough prosperity. these people should come for ward and do their share in floating thi. gigantic issue. Here he has reference tt the farmer.
 DUTY OF FARMER Before the war" said Chairman Ad ans, what price did the farmer get fol his cotton seed? What did he get % his corn. tobacco, wheat, cane and ever. other thing you can mention produced !, the farmer? While l was down in Geor gia, and, in fact, in every rural sectioi have had the pleasure of visiting, ther l hdS DccA IOtlilIlS put lHc cNlQcilCc e prosperity; smell of gasoline is in the nj ! as well as that of gold, and nearly ever. farmer now goes to town in his car-no I the cheap ones. either, but the highe priced popular cars.
 1 ''The nation is not asking these men an women to return that money; it Is onl in need of it to protect that prosperii, and assure It's continuance, to feed tn hen that Is laying the golden eggs yo might say. The farmer is bound by patri otism, humanism, honor duty, need t his country and the right of freedom an democracy for which our forefathers she l their life blood to gain and which w must now. many of us, again shed tha blood that is descended from them t maintain. If you can't shoulder a mus ket. then shoulder a liberty bond. 1 Never in history has the nation mad l a call that was more urgent. or i'm perative to success than the present on, Our lives. our liberty. our all is at stal1s Why can men falter in crisis like -h present? Your families call you, you country calls you and your primaeval in stinct of self-defense should call you will you answer? Shoulder musket o a liberty bond!"