Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-15

in every city, town and hamlet through
! out the land, under the general dlrec-
ton Of the secretary of the treasury
and the immediate direction OF the
Liberty loan committees which nave
been organized by the federal reserve
banks.
The people responded nobly to the
call of the first Liberty loan with an
over subscription of more than 50 per
cent. Let the response to the second
loan be even greater and let the
amount be so large that It VIII serve
| as an assurance of unequalled support
to hearten the men who are to face the
| fire of battle for US. Let the result be
| so impressive and emphatic that It VIII
echo throughout the empire of our en-
envy as an index of what America in
tends to do to bring this war to VIC
torious conclusion.
| For the purpose Of participating In
| Liberty Day celebration day all en-
ployes Of the federal government
F, throughout the country whose services
can be spared may be excused at Il
| o'clock Wednesday, the 24th of Octo-
| Der.
| I'm witness whereof I have hereun-
| to set nv hand and. caused the seal
| OF the United States to be affixed
| Done in the District of Columbia
this 18th day Of October. in the year OF
| Our Lord one thousand nineteen ana
seventeen. of the Independence OF the
| United States of America the one num-
| dred and forty second
| WOODROW WILSON.
| by the President.
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State"
| Appeal to Wage Farmers
| An appeal 20 the wage earners or
| the United States to invest in the
bonds was issued tonight by Secretary
Wilson Of the department of labor. He
said
! The workers have more at stake in
! this conflict than any others, because
it is only in democracy that the com
mon people can come into their own.
| The great privilege is not given TO all
t of us to serve our country on the bat
tlefield or in the trenches, but there
are other ways in which we can serve
and assist those who are privileged to
! carry our flag on the battlefelds of
Europe.
THE impulse of sacrifice for the
common good is sending the youth of
| our country into the trenches in de-
Tense of liberty, humanity and democ
racy To those of US who must of ne
| cessity remain at home to till the SOIL
harvest the crops. man the factories.
mines and mills, the way is open for
additional service. We, too, must
make sacrifices. The men who go
| forth to do battle in the field must be
equipped and sustained. Funds must
be forthcoming to furnish the food
the fire arms, and other supplies for
the fighting forces of the nation. FL
nances for that purpose must be Sc
cured Immediately from the sale of
bonds. The workers can help by con-
tributing their mite"
Subscriptions Come Slowly
Official reports of subscriptions up to
! the close of business last night, sent By
| IL Of the - reserve banks, show but little
progress, the total standing at 1893 655 800,
or only about per cent. Of the $500 900. :
J 600 hoped for.
! "Unreported sales added to the official
figures doubtless would greatly increase
the total" the statement reads, "possibly
! to s650.Q0O, 900 or 500, OOn $50
! I'm other words, the latest official fig
ures and most careful estimates of unre-
ported sales make it appear that not more
than II per cent. of the maximum quota
has been subscribed. If it is to be at
tanned s35s, 900 900 worth of bonds must he
sold every working day between now and
the close of the drive"
J Figures for the various federal reserve
bank districts announced tonight by the
treasury department show that the Ros-
ton district with an allotment of s5oo co.,
600 has reported $50 100. COO