The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
RIVALRY KEEN AS
CAMPAIGN ADVANCES
Selling Forces Energetical-
ly Canvass the Whole
City For Buyers
NO REFUSAL CARD
USED IN THE CITY
Everybody In Position To
Aid Coming to the Front
Are Getting Fever

Loan bond sale Is $650,000, but at the
rate the armies are advancing, It'll
hit the s1,000,000 mark"
So said q member OF the Cass
county Liberty Loan COMMITTEES at
headquarters this morning.
Each of the three armies is away
ahead of its pro rata, according 70
Tire preliminary reports made by the
generals this morning, and II they
Keen going at the same rate today
and Wednesday, and have any KIND
of luck in the cleanup work, there
won't be anything to 1t. Fargo,H nit
a million sure"
No totals on the Fargo drive win
be given out until after Wednesday,
it was announced at headquarters.
Subscriptions are coming so fast'
and there is so much territory 70 pe
covered that the generals and cap
fatna are not taking time to make
detailed report. They are nittlTs
the BALI until further orders
Visits of generals, captains ana
lieutenants at headquarters are very
short. and no words are wasted IN
unnecessary conversation. IL It's
more blanks they want, they get
them and get out quickly. If its in
formation, it's the same way. It's IN
again. out again. and everything IN
a hurry.
And there is rivalry galore between
the generals and workers in the three
districts. Nothing is said about It,
but it's evident on every hand.
Preliminary reports this morning
indicated that the White army, Cen
eraI o. L. Engen, was in the lead
for Mondays work. with the Red
army. General w. z. Boyd, and the
Blue Army, General Matt Camitsch,
runnersnp and right in the race.
THE way they are wofktngs you
can't tell what army WI he ahead
In an hour, said q. y. Hughes. one
AZ ire county committee, at head
cIsarfers this morning, "the returns
are exceeding all expectations.
Unsolicited. er-the-counteF sub
scrintions at headquarters and in
the banks to Monday night Were
Everybody Coming In.
Everybody in Fargo is getting in
on this second drive. in fact, q blue,
~. refusal card hadn't been turned inN
af Headquarters 70 noon today.
Eleven young women at the ot1ces
az the Lincoln National Life lnsur-
ancs company's offices subscribed
2,I00.
Eleven employees OF tho @As1
Drug company bought bonds.
Everyone in the Fargo ofioe of the
Burroughs Adding Machine company
bought bond, the total reaching
$1,000,
Al Young Austrian in a local clean
ing establishment took sbond, and
said. II served in the German army.
4 win take a subscription and do ID
gladly, for I appreciate the value or
living In q country that is free from
HohenzoIlernism."
IA young woman, working for Q small
salary. took bond, and said she
didn't care whether It drew inter
est or not for she figured that she
owed the sbit'' to her country. She
also bought 500 bond In the last
italian Surprises 'Em.
A Young Italian, whom none or |
the workers figured would take a |
bond. gave two solicitors the surprise
of their lives this morning. When |
approached. he said he would take
shall We make it for s5Or the
no make i for $1,000" he an
aFIow to you want to handle the
paymentssy he was asked.
Il got the money" was the answer.
whareupon the Italian produced |
Al 600 III yellow backs. and handed |
them to the solicitors.
These are examples Of the spirit |
that the workers are meeting with, |
and one Of the many reasons why /
the county committee is confident /
that Fargo's buy will hit the sl,0O0.-
WV ~ - ~ an..,is.. r..
Fargoans are also giving OF their /
services ia making the drive q sue
The girls at Loves Teachers
agency put ia week on sending out /
Dan Hanserman, with the John
Co.,. who helped in the /
construction OF the battleship, Is q
carpenter By trade. and Is regularly
in the employ Of the company, but
he said he wouldnt ask Tor pay for
the time he put IN.
Several FIRMS have offered TO take
care OF the auditing, and SO on down
Everybody wants to help in some
Encan plans Bia Rally.
General Engen, OF the White army 4
has q system an OF his own when
AZ comes 10 doing things. He has ar
ranged 8 Liberty Loan rally to be
held in the Fargo auditorium ct
O'Clock Wednesday evening and has
invited everybody including work.
ers in the other armies, to turn out
K. A. Cranaton, tenor win sing
Miss Lillian Lund, OF the Dakota
Conservatory Of Music, viii accom-
pany him. Members Of the Fargo
Tnlir~minute Speakers COMMITTEES
win sneak and there probably will Il
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