El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-22
ARMY IS OVER
MILLION MARX
FL Paso District Regulars
Buy 81, 3O2, $50 and Some
to Hear From Yet.

With a number Of units yet to be
heard from. the regular soldiers in
the FL Paso district. which extends
from the Big Bend country 10 the
Arizona line. have subscribed $780,
500 for the second issue Of Liberty
bonds. Col Horatio G. SickeL district
commander. announced that this fig
ure will be exceeded when the com
plete returns are received.
The 3fth infantry leads the list
with a total Of S177.950 and the cath
infantry is second with s164.S0O- Fol-
lowing is the amount subscribed TO
date by the various units:
Columbus sector Buys SII3,71O.
Fifth cavalry. $SE550.
Seventh cavalry. SSf.50O.
Thirty fourth infantry, $lIl,s5o-
sixth fourth infantry. Sl64.So0.
Thirteenth field artillery. SI03.590-
Eighteenth Field artillery, $4,000.
Eighth engineers. S55.50o.
Ninth engineers. S26.9OO.
Field hospital No. 10. $3.50
Field hospital No. 1. $500.
Ambulance Co. No. 1, S15.250.
Ambulance Co. No 10. Sll,SQO-
Signal detachment, FL PasO district,
$500
Quartermaster department. Fl.
Bliss. $500.
Medical detachment $3.50.
Motor truck organization. $3.50
Quartermaster department. FL Paso,
Ordnance department. Fl Bliss.
$500.
Baking company No. u. $500.
Columbus, y. NJ
Twenty fourth infantry. $3.50.
Twelfth cavalry. S103.400.
Medical detachment. $4,000.
Quartermaster department, $3.50.
Big Bend country
Eighth cavalry, $4,000.
Sixth cavalry, $4,000.
Medical department, $3.50
Signal corps. company ID. SlO.60e-
Quartermaster department, $500.
Pack train No. IS, $500.
Col. Lewis Pushing sale.
To Col. Z. A. Lewis is traceable the
drive" in heavy buying in the 34th
and 64th infantry Mai. Dewitt C.
Grubbs, his adjutant, and Capt
Thomas y. Gimperling are helping
him reach the goal
Col Lewis was in command OF the
6fth at the time the first Liberty
loan was floated, and the men in that
regiment purchased S55.000 in bonds
The bonds are being issued in null
uples Of $50 They can be bought on
partial payments Army regulations
allot 10 percent a month payments
70 cover a period Of ten months
patrols OF Boy scouts were meeting
with much success I'm their final
weeks drive" The largest report
that has been made since the cam
paign was started is expected to be
made at the luncheon at Hotel Shell
don Tuesday noon
T. NJ wingo. subscribed for $4,000
worth Of bonds in addition TO what
the bank has subscribed for and
UNDERWATER
ssBOnd Soldiers, Busy.
II the activities Of each bond SOL
der result in the sale OF two $50
bonds every day Of the six remaining
days Of the campaign the subscrip-
tons can be run above $4,000 600. 600.
or S1.000.000.000 higher than the min
imum named at the outset Of the sale
and sLO00.OO0.000 lower than the
maximum quota desired.
Count on GomDer's Appeal.
Officials were counting on great
results from the appeal to working
men made by president G0mpers OF
the American federation Of labor.
The world is engaged in a life and T
death struggle 10 determine whether I
Imperialism and autocracy or free I
dom and democracy shall prevail" 3
said Mr.. GOmpers The United F.
states and her allies are contendinE .
Tor the latter. The man power and .
wealth Of our country are pledged 10 .
make that contention good"
A direct appeal has come from
Washington to the office OF the recIa- ?
nation service here asking that a big
rive be made FOR Liberty loan bonds
IN the first loan $4,000 worth OF bonds