The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-19
LIBERTY DAY SET
APART BY WILSON
PRESIDENT IN PATRIOTIC PLEA
NAMES oCTOeER ~ As
LIBERTY DAY.
Executive Declares That Those Who
Subscribe to the Liberty Loan Are
Performing = Service Of
Patriotism.

behalf Of the Liberty loan, on October
"A issued proclamation setting aside
October "A as Liberty day and urged
the people Of the nation to assemble
on that day In their respective COM
munities and pledge to one another
and to the government that represents
them the fullest measure Of financial
support"
'Let the result be SO impressive and
emphatic" the president urges, that
1t will echo throughout the empire OF
our enemy as an index of what Amer
lea intends to do to bring this war to
4 victorious conclusion"
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
by the president of the United
States of America, proclamation;
1.-The second Liberty loan gives the
people OF the United States another
opportunity to lend their funds to
their government to sustain their
country at war. The might OF the
United States Is being mobilized and
organized to strike a mortal blow at
autocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and Of the cause Of
liberty. Billions of dollars are re-
Quirod to arm, feed and clothe the
brave men who are going forth to
fight our country's battles and to as
sist the nations with whom we are
making common cause against com
mon foe. To subscribe to the Liberty
loan is to perform . service Of pa
triotism.
TO ptsdoe Help.
Now, therefore, I, WOODROW WI
son, president Of the United States o
America, do appoint Wednesday, The
twenty-fourth Of October, as Liberty
day, and urge and advise the people
to assemble in their respective com
munities and pledge to one another
and to the government that represents
them the fullest measure of tinancia
support. On the afternoon of that day
l request that patriotic meetings b
held in every city, town and hamle
throughout the land, under the gen
eral direction of the secretary OF tn
treasury and the immediate direction
OF the Liberty loan committees whicl
have been organized by the fedora
reserve banks. The people Responded
nobly to the call of the first Libert,
loan with an oversubscription of NOR
than so per cent. Let the respons
to the second loan be even create
and let the amount be so large that
will serve as an assurance of unequal
ed support to hearten the men VIII
are to face the fire of battle for us
Let the result be so impressive an
emphatic that it will echo throughOu
the empire of our enemy as an inde
Of what America intends to do t
bring this war to victorious cOnclu
sion.
For the purpose Of participating /
Liberty day celebration all employee
OF the federal government throughou
the country whose services can
spared, may be excused at IL o'clOcl
Wednesday, the twenty-fourth Of o.
tober
I'm witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the ses
of the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District Of Columbia
this twelfth day of October In th
year of our Lord one thousand min
hundred and seventeen, and OF tn
Independence of the United States {
America the one hundred and fort.
second.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
by the president.
lSigned) ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State"